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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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
The drawing is then coated with several layers of beeswax: sealing, burying and halting the natural progress of these topographies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2022
But the impacts of climate change are uneven, Beissinger said, and the Pacific Northwest’s varying topographies and climates make it challenging to predict exactly how birds will adjust, Beissinger said.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 28, 2021
Stories of danger, lost civilizations, exploration, unusual flora and fauna, newly discovered topographies, ships lost at sea.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 25, 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
