topography

təˈpɑːɡrəfi

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Definition of topography - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

land features

TECH.

physical shape of an area including hills and rivers

TECH.

The topography of the valley is quite rugged.

geomorphology

landscape

terrain

geography

TECH.

study of a region's physical features

TECH.

Topography reveals the area's hills and valleys.

geomorphology

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Origin of topography

Greek, topos (place) + graphein (to write)

Terms with topography included in their meaning

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mountain chain

topography

sequence of hills or mountains forming a line

lowland

topography

flat region at low elevation

topographer

geography

person who studies or records topography

geographic region

geography

area sharing common climate or topography

bathymetric

adj.

science

pertaining to underwater topography studies

bathymetry

geography

study of underwater topography

denivelation

topography

the difference in height between two points

SRTM

acr.

acr: Shuttle Radar Topography Mission

mission to map Earth's surface

Examples of topography in a sentence

Mapping the topography of the region was challenging.
Topography helps in planning urban development.
Studying topography aids in understanding erosion patterns.

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French:topographie, étude topographique, ...
German:Topographie, ...
Italian:topografia, ...
Spanish:topografía, ...
Portuguese:topografia, ...
Chinese:地形, 地形学, ...
Japanese:地形, 地形学, ...
Arabic:طُبُوغْرَافِيَا, دِرَاسَة التَّضَارِيس, ...
Hebrew:טוֹפּוֹגְרַפְיָה, תַּבְלִיט, ...
Russian:топография, ...
Ukrainian:топографія, ...
Hindi:स्थलाकृति, स्थलविन्यास, ...
Bengali:ভূপ্রকৃতি, ভূপ্রকৃতিবিদ্যা, ...
Catalan:topografia, ...
Czech:topografie, geomorfologie, ...
Danish:topografi, terrænforhold, ...
Dutch:topografie, ...
Greek:ανάγλυφο, ...
Hungarian:domborzat, domborzattan, ...
Khmer:សណ្ឋានដី, ភូគោលវិទ្យា, ...
Korean:지형, 지형학, ...
Persian:توپوگرافی, پستی و بلندی‌شناسی, ...
Polish:topografia, ...
Portuguese (BR):topografia, ...
Romanian:topografie, ...
Swedish:topografi, ...
Thai:ภูมิประเทศ, ภูมิประเทศศาสตร์, ...
Turkish:topografya, topoğrafya, ...
Vietnamese:địa hình, địa hình học, ...

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