topography
noun
the detailed mapping or charting of the features of a relatively small area, district, or locality.
topographies
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pluralof topography.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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It takes a thoroughly empirical approach to California’s four seasons and their manifestation across its myriad topographies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2024
University of Washington scientists who combined sea-level projections with topographies along Washington’s coast found some parts of Seattle and other areas will be permanently underwater if worst-case projections are realized.
From National Geographic ● Feb. 9, 2024
“I just play the songs the best I can, inspired by the seasons and the topographies and regions, and, occasionally, by sociological elements, and try to improve as a player over time.”
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 7, 2023
With the probing, restless spirit of the flâneuse, Sycamore traces topographies of hurt and want during long walks on Seattle streets mapped with the same precision shown to Boston in her third novel, “Sketchtasy.”
From Washington Post ● Nov. 23, 2020
In contrast, the Mediterranean zones of southwestern Australia and, to a lesser degree, of South Africa and western Europe offer a narrower range of altitudes, habitats, and topographies.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
