单词 | geophysiognomy |
释义 | > as lemmasgeophysiognomy geophysiognomy n. Brit. /ˌdʒiːə(ʊ)fɪzɪˈɒnəmi/ , U.S. /ˌdʒioʊˌfɪziˈɑ(ɡ)nəmi/ Physical Geography (now rare) the general shape or configuration of a landscape; cf. physiognomy n. 4a.ΚΠ 1892 Q. Cal. Univ. Chicago Sept. 35/1 Significance of landscape contours and geographic outlines. Geophysiognomy. 5 hrs. a week, Double Minor. 1896 Appletons' Pop. Sci. Monthly Apr. 819 The significance of landscape contours or geophysiognomy. 1973 W. Wells Tycoons & Locusts 30 If the bold and immense geophysiognomy of California are reductive of man..then certainly the prevailing determinism of its fiction..owes heavily..to regional landscape. < as lemmas |
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