- physiography
- noun Etymology: probably from French physiographie, from physi- + -graphie -graphy Date: circa 1828 physical geography • physiographer noun • physiographic also physiographical adjective
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Physiography — Phys i*og ra*phy, n. [Gr. fy sis nature + graphy: cf. F. physiographie.] 1. The science which treats of the earth s exterior physical features, climate, life, etc., and of the physical movements or changes on the earth s surface, as the currents… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
physiography — [fiz΄ē äg′rə fē] n. [ PHYSIO + GRAPHY] 1. a description of the features and phenomena of nature 2. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY 3. GEOMORPHOLOGY physiographer n. physiographic [fiz΄ēə graf′ ik] adj. physiograph … English World dictionary
physiography — physiographer, n. physiographic /fiz ee euh graf ik/, physiographical, adj. /fiz ee og reuh fee/, n. 1. the science of physical geography. 2. (formerly) geomorphology. 3. the systematic description of nature in general. [1820 … Universalium
physiography — noun The subfield of geography that studies physical patterns and processes of the Earth. It aims to understand the forces that produce and change rocks, oceans, weather, and global flora and fauna patterns. Syn: geosystems, physical geography … Wiktionary
physiography — The science of the origin and evolution of land forms [16] … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
physiography — Synonyms and related words: cosmical geology, dynamic geology, geodesy, geodetics, geodynamics, geognosy, geographics, geography, geological chemistry, geological engineering, geology, geomorphogeny, geomorphology, geophysics, geoscopy,… … Moby Thesaurus
physiography — n. physical geography, study of the features of the Earth s surface,phys·i og·ra·phy || ‚fɪzɪɑgrÉ™fɪ / É’grÉ™fɪ … English contemporary dictionary
physiography — phys·i·og·ra·phy … English syllables
physiography — phys•i•og•ra•phy [[t]ˌfɪz iˈɒg rə fi[/t]] n. 1) geo physical geography 2) geo (formerly) geomorphology • Etymology: 1820–30 phys i•og′ra•pher, n. phys i•o•graph′ic əˈgræf ɪk phys i•o•graph′i•cal, adj … From formal English to slang
physiography — /fɪziˈɒgrəfi/ (say fizee ogruhfee) noun 1. → physical geography. 2. the systematic description of nature in general. –physiographer, noun –physiographic /fɪziəˈgræfɪk/ (say fizeeuh grafik), physiographical /fɪziəˈgræfɪkəl/ (say fizeeuh grafikuhl) …
