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OROLOGY (n. pl. OROLOGIES)
Definition(s):
- (n.) the study of mountains; the branch of physical geography that deals with mountains and mountain systems
Useful information for game players:
- Front hooks: H-
- Back hooks: (none)
- Anagrams: (none)
- Longer extensions: METE-, BIOMETE-
- Wraparounds: (none)
- Other Spellings: (none)
- Related Forms: OROLOGIST (n.)
Epilogue:
The Greek oros (“mountain”) has given English a pile of words. OROLOGY or OROGRAPHY is the scientific study of mountains, which no doubt includes interest in OROGENY or OROGENESIS, the formation of mountains. The oro- combining form is also occasionally used to mean “elevation,” as in OROMETER, a type of barometer that also measures elevation above sea level. Since mountain formation occurs over thousands of years, it is fitting that the addition of one letter yields a new word, HOROLOGY, meaning “the science of measuring or studying time.”
This week’s theme: Words starting with the letter O
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