[ tə'pɒgrəfi ]
■ noun ( plural topographies )
1》 the arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area.
↘a detailed representation on a map of such features.
2》 Anatomy & Biology the arrangement of features of an organ or organism.
Derivatives
topographer noun
topographic adjective
topographical adjective
topographically adverb
Origin
ME: via late L. from Gk topographia , from topos 'place' + -graphia (see -graphy ).