topography
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
First attested in 1432. From Middle English topographye, from Latin topographia, from Ancient Greek τοπογραφία (topographia), from τόπος (topos, “place”) + γράφω (graphō, “I write”).
Pronunciation [edit]
- (RP) IPA: /təˈpɒɡɹəfi/, X-SAMPA: /t@"pQgr@fi/
- (GenAm) IPA: /təˈpɑɡɹəfi/, X-SAMPA: /t@"pAgr@fi/
- Hyphenation: top‧og‧raphy
Noun [edit]
Wikipedia topography (plural topographies)
- a precise description of a place
- a detailed graphic representation of the surface features of a place or object
- the features themselves (the terrain)
- the surveying of the features
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Translations [edit]
the features themselves (the terrain)
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