Definitions for: Topography


[n] the configuration of a surface and the relations among its man-made and natural features
[n] precise detailed study of the surface features of a region



Webster (1913) Definition: To*pog"ra*phy, n. [F. topographie, Gr. ?; ? a place
+ ? to write.]
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.

Note: Topography, as the description of particular places, is
distinguished from chorography, the description of a
region or a district, and for geography, the
description of the earth or of countries. --Brande & C.

See Also: configuration, conformation, contour, form, geographics, geography, shape

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