topography

== English == === Etymology === First attested in 1432. From Middle English topographye, from Latin topographia, from Ancient Greek τοπογραφία (topographía), from τόπος (tópos, “place”) + γράφω (gráphō, “to write”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /təˈpɒɡɹəfi/ (General American) IPA(key): /təˈpɑɡɹəfi/ Hyphenation: top‧og‧raphy Rhymes: -ɒɡɹəfi === Noun === topography (countable and uncountable, plural topographies) A precise description of a place. A detailed graphic representation of the surface features of a place or object. The features themselves. Synonyms: lay of the land, terrain The surveying of the features. (by extension) A figurative landscape; a structure of interrelated ideas, etc. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === optography