Topography

English Meaning

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.

1. Detailed, precise description of a place or region.
2. Graphic representation of the surface features of a place or region on a map, indicating their relative positions and elevations.
3. A description or an analysis of a structured entity, showing the relations among its components: In the topography of the economy, several depressed areas are revealed.
4. The surface features of a place or region.
5. The surface features of an object: The topography of a crystal.
6. The surveying of the features of a place or region.
7. The study or description of an anatomical region or part.