physiographical, a.
(ˌfɪzɪəʊˈgræfɪkəl)
[f. as prec. + -al1.]
Dealing with or treating of physiography; pertaining to physiography.
| 1796 Morse Amer. Geog. II. 56 Other literary societies are formed at Upsala, Gottenburg, &c., and a physiographical one at Lund. 1882 Geikie Text-bk. Geol. vii. 910 The branch of geological enquiry which deals with the evolution of the existing contours of the dry land is termed Physiographical Geology. 1890 Q. Rev. July 88 The Vosges interested him profoundly, but from a purely physiographical point of view. |