Definitions for topography
təˈpɒg rə fito·pog·ra·phy

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.1 / 14 votes

1. topographynoun

   the configuration of a surface and the relations among its man-made and natural features

2. topographynoun

   precise detailed study of the surface features of a region

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 6 votes

1. topographynoun

   a precise description of a place

2. topographynoun

   a detailed graphic representation of the surface features of a place or object

3. topographynoun

   the features themselves (the terrain)

4. topographynoun

   the surveying of the features

5. Etymology: First attested in 1432. From topographye, from topographia, from τοπογραφία, from τόπος + γράφω.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Topographynoun

   Description of particular places.

   Etymology: topographie, Fr. τόπος and γράφω.

   That philosophy gives the exactest topography of the extra-mundane spaces. Joseph Glanvill, Scep.

   The topography of Sulmo in the Latin makes but an aukward figure in the version. Cromwell.

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1. topography

   Topography is the detailed study and representation of the physical features, such as mountains, rivers, forests, and valleys, of a geographical area or region. It also encompasses the artificial features, like roads and buildings. This could involve examination of the shape and features of the surface of the land and their relationships to each other, including their elevations. It is often presented on maps using contour lines.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. Topographynoun

   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

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1. Topography

   Topography is a field of planetary science comprising the study of surface shape and features of the Earth and other observable astronomical objects including planets, moons, and asteroids. It is also the description of such surface shapes and features. The topography of an area can also mean the surface shape and features themselves. In a broader sense, topography is concerned with local detail in general, including not only relief but also natural and artificial features, and even local history and culture. This meaning is less common in America, where topographic maps with elevation contours have made "topography" synonymous with relief. The older sense of topography as the study of place still has currency in Europe. Topography specifically involves the recording of relief or terrain, the three-dimensional quality of the surface, and the identification of specific landforms. This is also known as geomorphometry. In modern usage, this involves generation of elevation data in electronic form. It is often considered to include the graphic representation of the landform on a map by a variety of techniques, including contour lines, hypsometric tints, and relief shading.

Dictionary of Military and Associated TermsRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. topography

   The configuration of the ground to include its relief and all features. Topography addresses both dry land and the sea floor (underwater topography).

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. topography

   Is the art of representing and describing in all its details the physical constitution, natural or artificial, of any determined portion of a country; in making maps and giving a descriptive memoir. Military topography differs from geography in seeking to imitate sinuosities of ground: it represents graphically and describes technically commanding heights, water-courses, preferable sites for camps, different kinds of roads, the position of fords, and extent of woods. It enumerates the resources that a country offers to troops and the difficulties which are interposed. By means of colored maps and other conventional signs, military topography presents before the eyes of a general much that is necessary to guide his operations.

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1. optography

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of topography in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of topography in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of topography in a Sentence

1. Stuti Garg:

   Sometimes we want to get away from the busy and hectic city life to find solace in the raging waves of the ocean pounding on the rocks or the turbulent splashing of a bubbling waterfall. At other times we are amazed by the immovable silence of a mountain or the gentle caress of a river overjoyed tat its union with the sea. The topography of a region speaks to each one of us--a secret language that people from all facets of life understand and relate to.

2. Daniel Swain:

   The ground is literally sunk in some places by 10 or 15 feet over the past decade, that has literally changed the topography of the historical lakebed. Some places are lower even than they were the last time there was a big flood event.

3. Detroit Mayor Jim Trett:

   Lake Detroit's the same topography : three canyons coming down like a funnel into the city of Paradise at the bottom of the funnel, when I heard that two years ago I said, that's Lake Detroit.

4. Mandy Joye:

   We saw a lot of really interesting topography, which made me scratch my head.

5. Tiffany Davila:

   Due to the lack of precipitation that we have had, it’s basically kindling, So, when you take the drought-stricken fuel coupled with the extreme heat, the wind that we’ve had this year and then — in some places, you know, where a fire may start — the topography, the terrain: all of that can go into how active a fire is.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=topography
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Topography
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=topography
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/topography
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=topography
7. ^ Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
   https://www.tradoc.army.mil/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/AD1029823-DOD-Dictionary-of-Military-and-Associated-Terms-2017.pdf
8. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html