TOPOGRAPHY
Dictionary entry overview: What does topography mean?
• TOPOGRAPHY (noun)
The noun TOPOGRAPHY has 2 senses:
1. the configuration of a surface and the relations among its man-made and natural features
2. precise detailed study of the surface features of a region
Familiarity information: TOPOGRAPHY used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• TOPOGRAPHY (noun)
Meaning:
The configuration of a surface and the relations among its man-made and natural features
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("topography" is a kind of...):
configuration; conformation; contour; form; shape (any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline))
Meaning:
Precise detailed study of the surface features of a region
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("topography" is a kind of...):
geographics; geography (study of the earth's surface; includes people's responses to topography and climate and soil and vegetation)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "topography"):
topology (topographic study of a given place (especially the history of place as indicated by its topography))
