Meaning of TOPOGRAPHY
| Pronunciation: | | tu'pâgrufee
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- [n] the configuration of a surface and the relations among its man-made and natural features
- [n] precise detailed study of the surface features of a region
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| | See Also: | | configuration, conformation, contour, form, geographics, geography, shape | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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.
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.
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| | Definition: | | Configuration of a surface, including its relief and the position of natural and human-made features. |
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| | Definition: | | the physical ground features of an area. |
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