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Topography: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Topography noun. The shape and physical features of an area of land.
How to say it
tuh-POG-ruh-fee/təˈpɒɡrəfi/ · American /təˈpɑːɡrəfi/
4 syllables, stressed on the second (POG).
Topography in a sentence
The race is hard because of the topography: three climbs in the last ten miles.
Old maps reveal the city’s lost topography of streams and hills.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- terrain
- landscape
- lie of the land
- relief
Where topography comes from
From Greek topos, place, plus -graphia, writing.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
Old maps reveal the city’s lost _____ of streams and hills.
- topography
- scree
- gongoozler
Show the answer
topography: Old maps reveal the city’s lost topography of streams and hills.