topography
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topography
- /təˈpɒɡɹəfi/ UK
- /təˈpɑɡɹəfi/ US
Rhymes with -ɒɡɹəfi
Where it comes from
First attested in 1432. From Middle English topographye, from Latin topographia, from Ancient Greek τοπογραφία (topographía), from τόπος (tópos, “place”) + γράφω (gráphō, “to write”).
noun topographies
- A precise description of a place.
- A detailed graphic representation of the surface features of a place or object.
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The features themselves.
Similar: 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.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: topographic, topographical, surveying, map, landscape, typography, geography, geomorphology, landform, configuration, layout, terrain, survey, relief, site, contours
Translations
Every language
noun precise description of a place
| 中文 | 地點詳述 /地点详述 dìdiǎn xiángshù |
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noun detailed graphic representation
| 中文 | 地形圖 /地形图 dìxíngtú |
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noun the features themselves (the terrain)
| Español | topografía |
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| 한국어 | 지세 jise, 지형 jihyeong |
| 日本語 | 地勢 chisei, 地形 chikei |
| 中文 | 地形 dìxíng, 地勢 /地势 dìshì |
| Kiswahili | topografia |
| Português | topografia |
| Français | topographie |
| Deutsch | Topografie |
| Italiano | topografia |
| Ελληνικά | τοπογραφία topografía |
| Русский | топогра́фия topográfija, релье́ф relʹjéf |
| עברית | טוֹפּוֹגְרַפְיָה |
noun surveying of the features
| 中文 | 地形測量 /地形测量 dìxíng cèliáng |
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noun figurative landscape
| 中文 | 思維地圖 /思维地图 sīwéi dìtú |
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Talk about this word "topography." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/topography. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. topography. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/topography "topography." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/topography.Cite this
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title = {topography},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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