orology
/ɒˈrɒlədʒi/noun
उच्चारण ऑरॉलजी
पर्वत-विज्ञान
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Asked in previous papers
as one-word substitution
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[U]
the scientific study of mountains
पर्वत-विज्ञान
- Orology explains how the Himalayas were formed.
- A course in orology helped the students understand why mountain ranges rise and erode.
- Orology is a branch of geography that studies how mountains form.
+ 2 more examples
- A report on orology explained the rise of the Western Ghats.
- She chose orology for her research on mountain ranges.
AaSpelling
o·rol·o·gy
⌂Word origin and word building
Oro- comes from the Greek oros, mountain.
Oro- यूनानी oros, पर्वत, से।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
One-word substitution, asked often (earth sciences): the study of mountains is orology or orography; rocks petrology; earthquakes seismology; volcanoes volcanology; the earth's structure geology; maps cartography; rivers potamology; oceans oceanography.
अक्सर पूछा जाता है (पृथ्वी विज्ञान): पर्वतों का अध्ययन orology या orography; चट्टानों का petrology; भूकंपों का seismology; ज्वालामुखियों का volcanology; पृथ्वी की संरचना का geology; नक्शों का cartography; नदियों का potamology; महासागरों का oceanography।
General knowledge
The Himalayas are young fold mountains, formed by the collision of the Indian and Eurasian plates; the Aravallis are among the oldest.
हिमालय भारतीय और यूरेशियाई प्लेटों के टकराव से बने नवीन वलित पर्वत हैं; अरावली सबसे प्राचीन में से हैं।