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to⋅pog⋅ra⋅phy

  [tuh-pog-ruh-fee]
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–noun, plural -phies.
1. the detailed mapping or charting of the features of a relatively small area, district, or locality.
2. the detailed description, esp. 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 ME topographye < LL topographia < Gk topographía. See topo-, -graphy

Related forms:
top⋅o⋅graph⋅ic  [top-uh-graf-ik] , top⋅o⋅graph⋅i⋅cal, adjective
top⋅o⋅graph⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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to·pog·ra·phy   (tə-pŏg'rə-fē)   
n.   pl. to·pog·ra·phies

  1. Detailed, precise description of a place or region.

  2. Graphic representation of the surface features of a place or region on a map, indicating their relative positions and elevations.

  3. A description or an analysis of a structured entity, showing the relations among its components: In the topography of the economy, several depressed areas are revealed.

    1. The surface features of a place or region.

    2. The surface features of an object: The topography of a crystal.

  5. The surveying of the features of a place or region.

  6. The study or description of an anatomical region or part.

top'o·graph' (tŏp'ə-grāf') n., top'o·graph'ic (-grāf'ĭk), top'o·graph'i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj., top'o·graph'i·cal·ly adv.
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Word Origin & History

topography 
1432, 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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Main Entry: topo·graph·i·cal
Pronunciation: "täp-&-'graf-i-k&l
Variant: or topo·graph·ic /-ik/
Function: adjective
1 : of, relating to, or concerned with topography <topographical correspondences between the skin and the cortex —F. A. Geldard><topographical distribution of lymphoid tissues>
2 : of or relating to a mind made up of different strata and especially of the conscious, preconscious, andunconscious —topo·graph·i·cal·ly /-i-k(&-)lE/ adverb

Main Entry: to·pog·ra·phy
Pronunciation: t&-'päg-r&-fE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -phies
1 : the physical or natural features of an object or entity and their structural relationships topography of the abdomen> topographies with respect to their membrane —William Wickner> topography (size and fluorescent staining intensity) of human chromosomes —Science News>
2 : REGIONAL ANATOMY
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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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