topography

First attested in 1432. From Middle English topographye, from Latin topographia, from Ancient Greek τοπογραφία (topographía), from τόπος (tópos, “place”) + γράφω (gráphō, “I write”).

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /təˈpɒɡɹəfi/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /təˈpɑɡɹəfi/

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• Hyphenation: top‧og‧raphy

topography (countable and uncountable, plural topographies)

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

• topograph
• topographer
• topographic
• topographic prominence
• topographical
• topographically

• topology
• toponym
• toponymic

• optography