topography
Syllables: top·og·raphyUK/təˈpɒɡɹəfi/US/təˈpɑɡɹəfi/
topography noun: a precise description of a place.
Noun
topography (countable and uncountable, plural topographies)
- A precise description of a place.
- A detailed graphic representation of the surface features of a place or object.
- The features themselves.
- Synonyms:
- lay of the land, terrain
- The surveying of the features.
- A figurative landscape; a structure of interrelated ideas, etc.
- With good humor if predictably, the emotional topography of the faire facilitates a kind of liberation from both the closet and the cruelty of high school cliquedom.2014, Rachel Lee Rubin, Well Met: Renaissance Faires and the American Counterculture, page 283
topography meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
topography in Hindi
- स्थलाकृति
topography in Tamil
- ஆறு, இட அமைப்பியல், இடஅமைவு, இடக் கிடக்கையியல், தல அமைப்பு, இட அமைப்பு
topography in Marathi
- स्थलाकृति
topography in Urdu
- ٹپوگرافی, ٹوپوگرافی, ٹپو گرافی
More languagesFewer languages
- topography in Bengali
- ভূসংস্থান, স্থলাকৃতি
- topography in Telugu
- స్థలాకృతి
- topography in Malayalam
- സ്ഥലാകൃതി
- topography in Kannada
- ಸ್ಥಳವರ್ಣನೆ, ನಕ್ಷೆ, ಸ್ವರೂಪ, ಲಕ್ಷಣ
- topography in Punjabi
- ਟੌਪੋਗ੍ਰਾਫੀ, ਟੌਪੋਗ੍ਰਾਫ਼ੀ
- topography in Gujarati
- ટોપોગ્રાફી, સ્થળાકૃતિ, સ્થલાકૃતિ
- topography in Odia
- ସ୍ଥଲାକୃତି
- topography in Nepali
- स्थलाकृति, टोपोग्राफी
- topography in Tagalog
- kalatagan, talalatagan
- topography in Indonesian
- topografi
Examples of topography in a sentence
- Because the topography and development of the land changed so much in the floods, the region had to be remapped.
- Madou is flat with gentle topography and productive lands located in the heartland of Tainan City.
- The Monument upwarp basically defines the underlying structure of the entire area, giving it its unique topography.
Synonyms of topography
Forms of topography
| plural | topographies |
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Origin of topography
First attested in 1432. From Middle English topographye, from Latin topographia, from Ancient Greek τοπογραφία (topographía), from τόπος (tópos, “place”) + γράφω (gráphō, “to write”).
Words formed from topography
- basin and range topography
- corneal topography
- craniotopography
- diffraction topography
- keratotopography
- microtopography
- nanotopography
- ocean surface topography
- palaeotopography
- paleotopography
- phototopography
- phytotopography
- selenotopography
- sociotopography
Words that rhyme with topography
- geography
- choreography
- orthography
- chirography
- hagiography
- heliography
- phonography
- semiography
- acrography
- autography
- bibliography
- cacography
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- chromography
- demography
- discography
- iconography
- isography
- logography
- ludography
- metallography
- micrography
- paleography
- pantography
- pornography
- scenography
- typography
- videography
- aerography
- archaeography
- arteriography
- arthrography
- autobiography
- autohagiography
- biogeography
- biography
- cartography
- cerography
- chronography
- cinematography
- cosmography
- crystallography
- dactylography
- demonography
- dittography
- electrography
- enterography
- ethnography
- etymography
- exogeography
- fluorography
- galvanography
- glossography
- heterography
- historiography
- homography
- horologiography
- ichnography
- laryngography
- mechanography
- megalography
Questions about topography
- What does topography mean?
- Topography means a precise description of a place.
- What is topography in Hindi?
- Topography in Hindi is स्थलाकृति. See Topography meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is topography?
- Topography is a noun.
- How do you pronounce topography?
- Topography is pronounced /təˈpɒɡɹəfi/ (UK).
- What is the plural of topography?
- The plural of topography is topographies.
Words near topography in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: topography (page history and authors); topography (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); topography (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); topography (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); topography (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); topography (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); topography (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); topography (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); topography (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); topography (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); topography (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); topography (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); topography (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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