topography
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6.5
- noun
- /təˈpɑɡrəfi/
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topografía
- The hikers studied the topography of the area to plan their route through the mountains.
- nonplanar topography
- local topography
- urban topography
Dante's Inferno is a topography of hell.
- Dante's Inferno is a topography of hell.
- So from a simple structure it became a complex topography.
- Now pro topography is labour intensive and it's not without problems.
Examples
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Additionally, technological and demographic trends portend changes in the military topography of the world.
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Topography and hydrology played a significant role in shaping the geography of segregated residential development.
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One may learn the topography of local rivers and mountains.
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You have internalized the topography of London and its traffic patterns.
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Expeditionary artists' traditional skills in rendering topography were in high demand.
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The expedition's mission was to describe the topography, geology, and natural history of the West.
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Indeed, our understanding of the surface topography of Venus is obtained through long-wavelength, cloud-penetrating radar imaging.
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However, the occurrence of drought in grassland will be related to herbage drought resistance, the topography of the study area, and local anti-drought measures.
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PHOTO (COLOR): These maps of Mars's global topography were created with data from the Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA) instrument.
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Cartographers create detailed maps that illustrate the topography of different regions.
Synonyms
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3.8
A piece of land with features like hills, rocks, or flat ground
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3.0
A view of land and nature seen at once, often beautiful
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9.9
The study of land shapes and how they form
A detailed map or description of a specific area showing its land and people
The study that looks at the earth's surface, including mountains, climate, and soil
Study of a place's physical shape and its history
How Detailed
Surface Forms
Morphology
topography = topo + graphy
The classical elements topo and -graphy make the general idea of a description of a place fairly clear, though the term remains technical.
Etymology
Topography comes from Greek parts topo- meaning 'place' and -graphy meaning 'writing'. It began as the idea of 'writing about a place' or making a map, so today it also means the detailed study or description of an area's mountains, valleys and other surface shapes.