Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

topography

/təˈpɑɡɹəfi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.28 in modern English

Syllables
top-og-raphy
IPA
/təˈpɑɡɹəfi/
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A precise description of a place.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A detailed graphic representation of the surface features of a place or object.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The features themselves.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The surveying of the features.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A figurative landscape; a structure of interrelated ideas, etc.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

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”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /təˈpɑɡɹəfi/
  • British English: /təˈpɒɡɹəfi/

Usage

Inflected Forms

topographies (plural)

Derived Forms

craniotopography keratotopography microtopography nanotopography palaeotopography paleotopography phototopography phytotopography selenotopography sociotopography

Phrases

basin and range topography corneal topography diffraction topography ocean surface topography topographic prominence

Frequently Paired Words

topograph topographer topographic topographical topographically topographic prominence topology topometry

Synonyms

lay of the land terrain

Rhymes With

photography geography biography bibliography pornography autobiography choreography cinematography typography chromatography iconography oceanography

Questions

How do you pronounce topography?
The recorded pronunciation is /təˈpɑɡɹəfi/.
What does topography mean?
A precise description of a place.
Where does topography come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce topography

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