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US
/təˈpɑɡɹəfi/
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[ UK /təpˈɒɡɹəfi/ ]
[ UK /təpˈɒɡɹəfi/ ]
NOUN
- precise detailed study of the surface features of a region
- the configuration of a surface and the relations among its man-made and natural features
How To Use topography In A Sentence
- Titan's dunes bend around hills and upland plateaus, revealing how Titan's wind interacts with the topography.
- However, there is a potential for increased tourism because of the natural beauty and varied topography and because the country is unspoiled and inexpensive.
- This parkland-styled course has tree-lined fairways that follow the gentle roll of the surrounding topography.
- The site plan responds to the site's topography, respecting natural arroyos and ridges.
- The topography of the area, its elevation and the fact that it is situated further north, are the main reasons why the Gobi is so cold in the winter.
- This use of the available topography provided natural insulation that kept the cellars an even, cool temperature.
- Although a small country, with a land mass of 18,919 square miles, Slovakia's topography varies widely.
- Perhaps the best-known, near-global, space-borne data-set prior to the German venture came from the US Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) of 2000.
- This topography limits Iraq's ability to impound the waters of the Euphrates behind high dams; consequently, they empty into the Gulf without being put to use.
- The topography of the actual route with its monuments and trails, its rivers and bridges, its steep hills and precipitous valleys, is meticulously represented.