topology
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9.8
- noun
- /təˈpɑlədʒi/
- Specialized
:
anatomía regional
- In her anatomy class, she learned about the topology of various body regions and their interconnections.
Examples
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Understanding the topology of the circulatory system is essential for studying how blood flows through the body.
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Perhaps the best way to illustrate this concept is to consider the topology of a structure and the way its components interact.
Academic text (1997) -
These are simple examples of concepts that Bohm used to develop a sophisticated topology of order in physics.
Academic text (1993) -
The metaphors primarily evoke a spatial topology: a nested space of container within container, or branching routes with places opening off alongside.
Academic text (1997) -
Proportions also give each composition its distinctive topology, its sense of space; they tell us where that space bends, how far it is from one point to another, whether or not that space is continuous, or whether it is shattered into distinct and separable regions.
Academic text (1997) -
The doctor explained that topology helps us understand the arrangement of muscles and nerves in the human body.
Synonyms
The study of body parts, like muscles and blood vessels, and how they are placed in one area
The study of body parts in one area and how they connect
Compounds
- Specialized
How computers and devices are connected so they can communicate, not where they are placed
- Specialized
How devices like computers and cables are arranged and connected in a communication system
- Specialized
How layers and simple units connect in a computer model that learns
Surface Forms
Morphology
topology = topo + logy
Although the word is built from Greek combining forms meaning roughly 'place' and 'study,' this anatomical sense is highly specialized and not readily inferable for an average learner.
Etymology
Topology comes from the Greek word topos 'place' and -logy 'study'. In anatomy it means the study of the 'places' of muscles, nerves and arteries in a region, which helps surgeons see how the parts fit together.