Synonyms for topography
təˈpɒg rə fito·pog·ra·phy

Princeton's WordNet

1. topographynoun

   the configuration of a surface and the relations among its man-made and natural features

2. topographynoun

   precise detailed study of the surface features of a region

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1. • Geography
   • Shape

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1. List of paraphrases for "topography":

   topographies, topographic, surveying, terrain, topographical, landform

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1. Peter James:

   When we combined that with lunar topography data from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, we discovered the unexpectedly large amount of mass hundreds of miles underneath the South Pole-Aitken basin, one of the explanations of this extra mass is that the metal from the asteroid that formed this crater is still embedded in the Moons mantle.

2. Stuti Garg:

   Sometimes we want to get away from the busy and hectic city life to find solace in the raging waves of the ocean pounding on the rocks or the turbulent splashing of a bubbling waterfall. At other times we are amazed by the immovable silence of a mountain or the gentle caress of a river overjoyed tat its union with the sea. The topography of a region speaks to each one of us--a secret language that people from all facets of life understand and relate to.

3. Tiffany Davila:

   Due to the lack of precipitation that we have had, it’s basically kindling, So, when you take the drought-stricken fuel coupled with the extreme heat, the wind that we’ve had this year and then — in some places, you know, where a fire may start — the topography, the terrain: all of that can go into how active a fire is.

4. Michael Charles:

   The houses are not all solid and the topography is very sandy.

5. Alan Stern:

   The steep topography means that the bedrock that makes those mountains must be made of H2O -- of water ice, we can be very sure that the water is there in great abundance.