Topography
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /təˈpɒɡɹəfi/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Topography is a noun meaning A precise description of a place.
Meaning
A precise description of a place.
More Meanings
- A detailed graphic representation of the surface features of a place or object.
- The features themselves.
- The surveying of the features.
- (by extension) A figurative landscape; a structure of interrelated ideas, etc.
Example Sentences
With good humor if predictably, the emotional topography of the faire facilitates a kind of liberation from both the closet and the cruelty of high school cliquedom.
Word Forms
- topographies
Synonyms for topography
Depending on context, synonyms include terrain.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include topographic, surveying, map, landscape, typography, geography.
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