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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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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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
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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