topography

unzählbar

A noun referring to the arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area, or the detailed study and mapping of those surface features.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das die Anordnung natürlicher und künstlicher physischer Merkmale eines Geländes bezeichnet sowie die detaillierte Untersuchung und kartografische Darstellung dieser Oberflächenmerkmale.

1. Surface features of an area B2 formal

   The arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area, including hills, valleys, rivers, and roads.

   • The topography of the region includes steep mountains and deep valleys.
   • Engineers studied the topography before building the new highway.
   • The map shows the topography of the entire island.

   🇩🇪Topografie

   Synonyme: geographygroundlandscapeterrain

2. Detailed study of surface features C1 formal

   The scientific or precise description and analysis of the surface features of a place or region.

   • Topography is essential for understanding land use and drainage patterns.
   • The course covers the basics of topography and cartography.
   • She specializes in the topography of coastal areas.

   🇩🇪Topographie

   Synonyme: cartographygeomorphologyphysiographysurveyingtopology

• topographies plural form
• topographies' possessive plural form
• topography's possessive singular form