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topographically

topographically

1 7.7
About the shape and height of the land
  • adverb
  • /ˌtɑːpəˈɡræfɪkli/
translation icon : topográficamente
  • Topographically informed processes of politicization establish territorially, leaning on and leading to regional justifications of political relevance and respectively organized political activities.
  • topographically low

Examples

  • Topographically, the city is topographically fascinating, with its hills and flatlands creating unique neighborhoods.

  • The mountains in this region are topographically diverse, featuring valleys, peaks, and slopes.

  • Other streams in the state are in topographically closed basins and drain internally.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Topographically, the world is in a perpetual flux.

  • Each division is distinct; the transition from one to another is topographically emphatic (Figures 3 and 4).

    Academic text (2004)
  • The snow distribution under the sagebrush-dominated scenario is concentrated in topographically sheltered snow drifts.

    Academic text (2016)
  • The Jornada is home to the 960-acre, topographically and biologically diverse Chihuahuan Desert Nature Park.

    Academic text (2004)
  • Throughout Côte d'Ivoire, rice occupies small, topographically low areas that hold water.

    Academic text (2009)
  • The study examined how plants grow topographically, as some prefer higher elevations while others thrive in valleys.

Synonyms

geographically
vstopographically
29 3.7

In terms of location or physical features of a place

focuses more narrowly on surface arrangement rather than location or broad traits
spatially
vstopographically
4 6.3

In a way that shows where things are or how they are placed

applies to physical surface layout specifically not to abstract spatial relations
physiographically
vstopographically
  • Specialized
9.1

In a way that describes a place's land features like mountains or the coast

focuses specifically on arrangement of an area's surface features
geomorphologically
vstopographically
  • Specialized
9.8

From the point of view of the shape of the land and how it forms

emphasizes surface arrangement rather than the shaping processes

Surface Forms

topographically positive

Morphology

topographically = topographic (transparent) = topography + ic + ally

Formed from the adjective 'topographic' with the standard adverbial suffix '-ally', meaning 'in a topographic manner'.

Etymology

Topographically comes from Greek roots topo- meaning 'place' and -graphy meaning 'writing' or 'drawing'. Think of a map that 'draws' a place's hills, valleys and rivers, so topographically describes something 'according to the shape or features of the land'.