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rə 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.
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World English Dictionary
topography (təˈpɒɡrəfɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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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Word Origin & History
topography
early 15c., from L.L. topographia, from Gk. topographia "a description of a place," from topographos "describing a place" (as a noun, "one who is skilled in topography"), from topos "place" + graphein "to write."
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
topography to·pog·ra·phy (tə-pŏg'rə-fē)
n.
The description of the regions of the body or of a body part, especially the regions of a definite and limited area of the surface.
top'o·graph'ic (-grāf'ĭk) or top'o·graph'i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj.
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American Heritage
Science Dictionary
topography  (tə-pŏg'rə-fē) Pronunciation Key
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