topography

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The shape and physical features of an area of land, such as hills and valleys.

   The rough topography made the region hard to farm.

2. 2
   noun

   The study or detailed mapping of the surface features of a place.

   The expedition spent months on the topography of the coast.

First attested in 1432. From Middle English topographye, from Latin topographia, from Ancient Greek τοπογραφία (topographía), from τόπος (tópos, “place”) + γράφω (gráphō, “to write”).

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