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topography

to.pog.ra.phy \t*-'pa:g-r*-fe-\ n [ME topographie, fr. LL topographia, fr. 
   Gk, fr. topographein] to describe a place, fr. topos place + graphein to 
   write - more at CARVE 1a: the art or practice of graphic delineation in 
   detail usu. on maps or ch arts of natural and man-made features of a place 
   or region esp. in a way to show their relative positions and elevations 1b: 
   topographical surveying  2a: the configuration of a surface including its 
   relief and the position of  its natural and man-made features 2b: the 
   physical or natural features of an object or entity and their struc tural 
   relationships