"orograph" meaning in English

See orograph in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: orographs [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek [Term?] (“mountain”) + -graph. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|||mountain}} Ancient Greek [Term?] (“mountain”), {{suffix|en||graph}} + -graph Head templates: {{en-noun}} orograph (plural orographs)
  1. (surveying) A machine for use in making topographical maps, operated by being pushed across country, and recording distances and elevations. Categories (topical): Surveying Related terms: oroheliograph

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