TOPOGRAPHY

topography

(noun) the configuration of a surface and the relations among its man-made and natural features

topography

(noun) precise detailed study of the surface features of a region

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

topography (countable and uncountable, plural topographies)

A precise description of a place.

A detailed graphic representation of the surface features of a place or object.

The features themselves; terrain.

The surveying of the features.

Anagrams

• optography

Source: Wiktionary


To*pog"ra*phy, n. Etym: [F. topographie, Gr.

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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