orometricadj.
/ˌɒrə(ʊ)ˈmɛtrɪk/, /ˌɔːrə(ʊ)ˈmɛtrɪk/, U.S. /ˌɔroʊˈmɛtrɪk/ Geography.
Concerned with the measurement of mountains; of or relating to orometry.
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the world > the earth > earth sciences > geography > [adjective] > measurement > of relief > using summits as reference
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1774 M. Mackenzie Treat. Maritim Surv. p. xxi An Orometric Survey is, when one long Base-line is exactly measured, and the Distance of the Summits of two, or more, high Mountains in the Neighbourhood found from thence trigonometrically.
1910 Geogr. Jrnl. 35 720 The orometric investigation leads..to interesting results in respect of the asymmetry of the ridges and summits.
1980 World Glacier Inventory (Internat. Assoc. Hydrol. Sci.) 263 The steady state ELA [equilibrium line altitude] is estimated for each glacier and its approximation in terms of simple and..easily measured orometric parameters is tested.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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