Meanings
nounorograph (plural orographs)
plural orographs
- geographyA machine for use in making topographical maps, operated by being pushed across country, and recording distances and elevations.
Origin
From oro- (“mountain”) + -graph.
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APA
orograph. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orograph
MLA
“orograph.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orograph. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “orograph,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orograph.
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