Meanings
nounorology (uncountable)
- obsoleterareuncountablegeographyThe study or science of mountains and their formation.
Their orology however is extremely indeterminate and obscure, and must remain so until the actual survey of experienced engineers shall reduce them to distinct chains or groups.
1810, Joseph Wilson, A History of Mountains: Geographical and Mineralogical
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Irish oireolaíocht
- oireolaíochtthe study of mountains
Portuguese orologia
- orologiathe study of mountains
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APA
orology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orology
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“orology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orology. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “orology,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orology.
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