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- [tuh-pog-ruh-fee]
- /təˈpɒg rə fi/
- /təˈpɒɡ.rə.fi/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [tuh-pog-ruh-fee]
- /təˈpɒg rə fi/
Definitions of topography word
- noun plural topography the detailed mapping or charting of the features of a relatively small area, district, or locality. 1
- noun plural topography the detailed description, especially by means of surveying, of particular localities, as cities, towns, or estates. 1
- noun plural topography the relief features or surface configuration of an area. 1
- noun plural topography the features, relations, or configuration of a structural entity. 1
- noun plural topography a schema of a structural entity, as of the mind, a field of study, or society, reflecting a division into distinct areas having a specific relation or a specific position relative to one another. 1
- noun topography geographical features 1
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Origin of topography
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English topographye < Late Latin topographia < Greek topographía. See topo-, -graphy
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Parts of speech for Topography
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topography popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
topography usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for topography
noun topography
- cartography — Cartography is the art or activity of drawing maps and geographical charts.
- chorography — the technique of mapping regions
- earth science — any of various sciences, as geography, geology, or meteorology, that deal with the earth, its composition, or any of its changing aspects.
- geography — the science dealing with the areal differentiation of the earth's surface, as shown in the character, arrangement, and interrelations over the world of such elements as climate, elevation, soil, vegetation, population, land use, industries, or states, and of the unit areas formed by the complex of these individual elements.
- geology — the science that deals with the dynamics and physical history of the earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the physical, chemical, and biological changes that the earth has undergone or is undergoing.
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