the study of mountains, esp. the study of how mountains are formed
see also orography
Derived forms
orological (ˌoroˈlogical) (ˌɔroʊˈlɑdʒɪkəl)
adjective
Word origin
oro- + -logy
Examples of 'orology' in a sentence
orology
No cancellations were made in orology surgeries.
Esmat Gheysari, Hojatollah Yousefi, Hossain Soleymani, Soheila Mojdeh 2016, 'Effect of six sigma program on the number of surgeries cancellation', Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Researchhttp://www.ijnmrjournal.net/article.asp?issn=1735-9066;year=2016;volume=21;issue=2;spage=191;epage=196;aulast=Gheysari. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)