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Topographic

[tuh-pog-ruh-fee]

to·pog·ra·phy

[tuh-pog-ruh-fee]
noun, plural to·pog·ra·phies.
1.
the detailed mapping or charting of the features of a relatively small area, district, or locality.
2.
the detailed description, especially by means of surveying, of particular localities, as cities, towns, or estates.
3.
the relief features or surface configuration of an area.
4.
the features, relations, or configuration of a structural entity.
5.
a schema of a structural entity, as of the mind, a field of study, or society, reflecting a division into distinct areas having a specific relation or a specific position relative to one another.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English topographye < Late Latin topographia < Greek topographía. See topo-, -graphy

top·o·graph·ic [top-uh-graf-ik] , top·o·graph·i·cal, adjective
top·o·graph·i·cal·ly, adverb
non·top·o·graph·i·cal, adjective
un·top·o·graph·i·cal, adjective
un·top·o·graph·i·cal·ly, adverb

topography, typography.
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Topographic is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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topography (təˈpɒɡrəfɪ)
 
n , pl -phies
1.  the study or detailed description of the surface features of a region
2.  the detailed mapping of the configuration of a region
3.  the land forms or surface configuration of a region
4.  the surveying of a region's surface features
5.  the study or description of the configuration of any object
 
to'pographer
 
n
 
topographic
 
adj
 
topo'graphical
 
adj
 
topo'graphically
 
adv

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