TOPOGRAPHY


Meaning of TOPOGRAPHY in English

n.

Pronunciation: t ə - ' pä-gr ə -f ē

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English topographie, from Late Latin topographia, from Greek, from topographein to describe a place, from topos place + graphein to write ― more at CARVE

Date: 15th century

1 a : the art or practice of graphic delineation in detail usually on maps or charts of natural and man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevations b : topographical surveying

2 a : the configuration of a surface including its relief and the position of its natural and man-made features b : the physical or natural features of an object or entity and their structural relationships <the topography of human chromosomes> <the political topography of our time>

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.