phototopography

[ foh-toh-tuh-pog-ruh-fee ]

/ ˌfoʊ toʊ təˈpɒg rə fi /

noun

topographical surveying employing photogrammetric methods.

Nearby words

phototherapeutics, phototherapy, photothermic, phototonic, phototonus, phototopography, phototoxic, phototoxin, phototransistor, phototroph, phototrophic bacteria

Origin of phototopography

First recorded in 1890–95; photo- + topography

Related formspho·to·top·o·graph·ic

[foh-tuh-top-uh-graf-ik] /ˌfoʊ təˌtɒp əˈgræf ɪk/, pho·to·top·o·graph·i·cal, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for phototopography

phototopography

/ (ˌfəʊtəʊtəˈpɒɡrəfɪ) /

noun

the preparation of topographic maps from photographs

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