physiography
Americannoun
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the science of physical geography.
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(formerly) geomorphology.
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the systematic description of nature in general.
noun
Other Word Forms
- physiographer noun
- physiographic adjective
- physiographical adjective
- physiographically adverb
Etymology
Origin of physiography
Example Sentences
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But his reputation rests more securely on his explanation of the stratigraphy, structural geology and physiography of North America, Europe and Asia as the record of continental developments.
From Time Magazine Archive
We should now note the fact that, unlike the seas, the lakes are to be regarded as temporary features in the physiography of the land.
From Outlines of the Earth's History A Popular Study in Physiography by Shaler, Nathaniel Southgate
The physical geography of Canada is so closely bound up with its geology that at least an outline of the geological factors involved in its history is necessary to understand the present physiography.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" by Various
Allusion to the physiography of this valley—so called only by reason of its relation to the mountains on either side—has been made elsewhere in this department.
From History and Comprehensive Description of Loudoun County, Virginia by Head, James William
Such is the native physiography and anthropogenesis of the land of the Oregon.
From The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce by Lyman, William Denison
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