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to·pog·ra·phy       [tuh-pog-ruh-fee] Pronunciation Key
–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] Pronunciation Key,
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)  Pronunciation Key 
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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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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."

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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topography

noun
1. the configuration of a surface and the relations among its man-made and natural features 
2. precise detailed study of the surface features of a region 

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topography       (tə-pŏg'rə-fē)  Pronunciation Key 
  1. The three-dimensional arrangement of physical attributes (such as shape, height, and depth) of a land surface in a place or region. Physical features that make up the topography of an area include mountains, valleys, plains, and bodies of water. Human-made features such as roads, railroads, and landfills are also often considered part of a region's topography.
  2. The detailed description or drawing of the physical features of a place or region, especially in the form of contour maps.

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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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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Topography

To*pog"ra*phy\, n. [F. topographie, Gr. ?; ? a place + ? to write.] The description of a particular place, town, manor, parish, or tract of land; especially, the exact and scientific delineation and description in minute detail of any place or region.

Note: Topography, as the description of particular places, is distinguished from chorography, the description of a region or a district, and for geography, the description of the earth or of countries. --Brande & C.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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