topography
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- noun
- /təˈpɑɡrəfi/
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topografía
- The topography of the region includes mountains, valleys, and rivers that make it unique.
- rugged topography
- steep topography
- local topography
But I have a really hard time wanting to create something fake where the topography of the land doesn't lend to that.
- But I have a really hard time wanting to create something fake where the topography of the land doesn't lend to that.
- The arrangement of the galleries is always the same, so we're going to find out the topography of this infinite location.
- The Egyptian town being on the flatland didn't have didn't deal with topography.
Examples
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Physical geography and topography contribute significantly to the high concentration of certain pollutants in Mexico City.
Academic text (1993) -
The difference, he explains, is due to the shallow topography and the gradual slope to the lake.
Academic text (2008) -
And the topography is all wrong.
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That is owing to the size and topography of our former planet.
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Yet something about the earthquake had changed not only the topography, but also the temperature.
Fiction book (1999) -
But the topography of bodies presents all sorts of unique problems.
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The topography decides where the most attractive places are, and the biggest fish choose the best positions.
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The boundaries for the study site were based upon the trail systems and topography.
Academic text (2008) -
Each site differs in climate, topography, fruit varieties, and pest densities.
Academic text (1997) -
Anopheline habitats in areas with steep topography are expected to differ from those in flat, low-altitude regions.
Academic text (2012)
Synonyms
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A piece of land with features like hills, rocks, or flat ground
How Rugged
Surface Forms
Morphology
topography = topo + graphy
This is a classical technical formation from topo and -graphy, but the modern meaning 'arrangement of physical features' is specialized and not directly predictable from the parts.
Etymology
Topography comes from Greek parts topo- meaning 'place' and -graphy meaning 'writing'. Think of it as 'writing' or drawing the shape of a place—showing how the land and buildings are arranged—so it now means the arrangement of natural and man-made features of an area.