topographic
adjective
of or relating to the topography or surface features of a relatively small area or locality; showing or describing these features.
topographically
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a word derived from
topographic.
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a word derived from
topography.
topographynounthe detailed mapping or charting of the features of a relatively small area, district, or locality.
Example Sentences
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It is, according to the RNLI, "topographically constrained", while other rip currents can also regularly form along the beach.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2025
The killer combination of a topographically flat and bone-dry interior could also stifle any river-borne transport of carbon-rich sediments otherwise destined to be sequestered in the ocean.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 17, 2023
It was an intense, volatile time, but it created a fantastically unique mountain range that, while crop-averse topographically, boasts unparalleled ecological diversity.
From National Geographic ● Oct. 13, 2023
Unlike the Aztec Empire, which expanded across a far more topographically consistent landscape, the Inca Empire included large mountain ranges, canyons, deserts, and narrow coastal valleys.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
It was magnificent country, as topographically imposing as any landscape on earth, but it wasn’t wilderness, and hadn’t been for hundreds of years.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
