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Topography

//təˈpɒɡɹəfi// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A precise description of a place. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    the configuration of a surface and the relations among its man-made and natural features wordnet
  3. 3
    A detailed graphic representation of the surface features of a place or object. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    precise detailed study of the surface features of a region wordnet
  5. 5
    The features themselves. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    The surveying of the features. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A figurative landscape; a structure of interrelated ideas, etc. broadly, countable, uncountable

    "With good humor if predictably, the emotional topography of the faire facilitates a kind of liberation from both the closet and the cruelty of high school cliquedom."

Etymology

First attested in 1432. From Middle English topographye, from Latin topographia, from Ancient Greek τοπογραφία (topographía), from τόπος (tópos, “place”) + γράφω (gráphō, “I write”).

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