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English

Etymology

First attested in 1432. From from , from {{term|τοπογραφία||tr=topographia|lang=grc|sc=polytonic}} < {{term|τόπος||place|tr=topos|lang=grc|sc=polytonic}} + {{term|γράφω||I write|tr=graphō|lang=grc|sc=polytonic}}.

Pronunciation


Noun

  1. a precise description of a place
  2. a detailed graphic representation of the surface features of a place or object
  3. the features themselves (the terrain)
  4. the surveying of the features


Derived terms


See also


io:topography it:topography ta:topography te:topography vi:topography tr:topography zh:topography

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Topography \To*pog"ra*phy\, n. [F. topographie, Gr. ?; ? a place
+ ? to write.]
The description of a particular place, town, manor, parish,
or tract of land; especially, the exact and scientific
delineation and description in minute detail of any place or
region.
[1913 Webster]

Note: Topography, as the description of particular places, is
distinguished from chorography, the description of a
region or a district, and for geography, the
description of the earth or of countries. --Brande & C.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet topography
n 1: the configuration of a surface and the relations among its
man-made and natural features
2: precise detailed study of the surface features of a region
Moby Dictionary
Lambert conformal projection , Mercator projection ,
Miller projection , aeronautical chart , altimetry ,
astronomical chart , atlas , azimuthal equidistant projection ,
azimuthal projection , bathymetry , biometrics , biometry ,
cadastration , cartographer , cartography , celestial chart ,
celestial globe , chart , chorographer , chorography , climatic chart ,
conic projection , contour line , contour map , craniometry ,
cylindrical projection , general reference map , geodesy ,
geodetic satellite , geodetics , geography , globe ,
gnomonic projection , goniometry , graphic scale , grid line , hachure ,
heliographic chart , hydrographic chart , hypsography , hypsometry ,
index , isoline , latitude , layer tint , legend , longitude , map ,
map maker , map projection , mapper , mensuration , meridian ,
metrology , navigation , oceanography ,
orbiting geophysical observatory , parallel , photogrammetrist ,
photogrammetry , photomap , phototopography , physical map ,
planimetry , political map , polyconic projection , projection ,
psychometrics , psychometry , relief map , representative fraction ,
road map , scale , sinusoidal projection , special map , stereometry ,
surveying , terrain , terrain map , terrestrial globe , thematic map ,
topographer , topographic chart , transportation map , weather chart ,
weather map


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