topography

English Thesaurus

1. the configuration of a surface and the relations among its man-made and natural features (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	configuration, conformation, contour, form, shape,
definition	:	any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline) (noun.attribute)

2. precise detailed study of the surface features of a region (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	geographics, geography,
definition	:	study of the earth's surface; includes people's responses to topography and climate and soil and vegetation (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	topology,
definition	:	topographic study of a given place (especially the history of the place as indicated by its topography) (noun.cognition)

3. the configuration of a surface and the relations among its man-made and natural features (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	topographic, topographical, topographic, topographical,
definition	:	concerned with topography (adj.pert)

derivation	:	topographic, topographical, topographic, topographical,
definition	:	concerned with topography (adj.pert)