单词 | geoscopy |
释义 | † geoscopyn. Obsolete. rare. Knowledge of the soil or of geographical features obtained by visual observation. ΚΠ 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Geoscopy, a kind of Knowlege of the Nature, and Qualities of the Earth, or Soil, gain'd by viewing and considering it... Geoscopy is only conjectural; but its Conjectures are very well grounded. 1857 N. Amer. Rev. Jan. 118/1 Geognosy or Geoscopy..constitutes that division of the landscape art which is usually treated under the heads of ground, rocks, and water. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1728 |
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