Definition of physiography Physiography
phys•i•og•ra•phy
We found 6 definitions of physiography from 6 different sources.
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What does physiography mean?
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| physiography - the study of physical features of the earth's surface | ||
| physical geography | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- physiography (n.)
The science which treats of the earth's exterior physical features, climate, life, etc., and of the physical movements or changes on the earth's surface, as the currents of the atmosphere and ocean, the secular variations in heat, moisture, magnetism, etc.; physical geography.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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physiography
The study of the spatial and temporal characteristics and relationships of all phenomena within the Earth's physical environment.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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physiography
fiz-i-og′ra-fi, n. an exposition of the principles that underlie physical geography, and including the elements of physical science: an introduction to the study of nature: physical geography.—n. Physiog′rapher, one versed in physiography.—adjs. Physiograph′ic, -al. [Gr. physis, nature, graphein, to describe.]
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🔤- physiography, noun, singular of physiographies.
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