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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024to•pog•ra•phy /təˈpɑgrəfi/USA pronunciation n., pl. -phies. - Surveyingthe detailed mapping or description of an area: [uncountable]satellite photos of the topography.[countable]an uneven topography.
to•pog•ra•pher, n. [countable] top•o•graph•ic /ˌtɑpəˈgræfɪk/USA pronunciation top•o•graph•i•cal, adj. See -graph-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024to•pog•ra•phy (tə pog′rə fē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -phies. - the detailed mapping or charting of the features of a relatively small area, district, or locality.
- the detailed description, esp. by means of surveying, of particular localities, as cities, towns, or estates.
- the relief features or surface configuration of an area.
- the features, relations, or configuration of a structural entity.
- 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.
- Greek topographía. See topo-, -graphy
- Late Latin topographia
- 1400–50; late Middle English topographye
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: topography /təˈpɒɡrəfɪ/ n ( pl -phies)- the study or detailed description of the surface features of a region
- the detailed mapping of the configuration of a region
- the land forms or surface configuration of a region
- the surveying of a region's surface features
- the study or description of the configuration of any object
toˈpographer n topographic /ˌtɒpəˈɡræfɪk/, ˌtopoˈgraphical adj |