ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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

  1. A detailed graphic representation of the surface features of a place or object.
  2. The features themselves.
  3. The surveying of the features.
  4. (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

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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