TOPOGRAPHY: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for TOPOGRAPHY?

Need another word that means the same as “topography”? Find 7 synonyms and 30 related words for “topography” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Topography” are: landscape, countryside, country, terrain, setting, surroundings, environment

Topography as a Noun

Definitions of "Topography" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “topography” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area.
• The configuration of a surface and the relations among its man-made and natural features.
• A detailed description or representation on a map of the physical features of an area.
• Precise detailed study of the surface features of a region.
• The distribution of parts or features on the surface of or within an organ or organism.

Synonyms of "Topography" as a noun (7 Words)

country	The people who live in a nation or country. The whole country took to the streets.
countryside	The inhabitants of countryside areas. The political influence of the countryside remains strong.
environment	The area in which something exists or lives. The impact of pesticides on the environment.
landscape	The genre of landscape painting. The event transformed the political landscape.
setting	The state of the environment in which a situation exists. A setting of Yevtushenko s bleak poem.
surroundings	The things and conditions around a person or thing. I took up the time admiring my surroundings.
terrain	A piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential. A mind trying to find its way through difficult theoretical and political terrain.

Usage Examples of "Topography" as a noun

• The topography of the island.

Associations of "Topography" (30 Words)

african	A native or inhabitant of Africa.
beach	Run or haul up a boat or ship on to a beach. He managed to beach a fine trout.
biodiversity	The diversity of plant and animal life in a particular habitat (or in the world as a whole. A high level of biodiversity is desirable.
boundary	A line determining the limits of an area. A county boundary.
coast	The Pacific coast of North America. The coast is clear.
continent	Any of the world’s main continuous expanses of land (Europe, Asia, Africa, North and South America, Australia, Antarctica). Pioneers had to cross the continent on foot.
foreshore	The part of the seashore between the highwater mark and the low-water mark.
geology	A science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks. The geology of the Outer Hebrides.
island	A thing regarded as resembling an island especially in being isolated detached or surrounded in some way. This island nation.
isle	An island or peninsula, especially a small one. Crusoe s fabled isle.
land	Put someone or something on land from a boat. A fly landed on Tom s nose.
layer	Arrange in a layer or layers. They can be increased from cuttings and layers.
marine	Relating to or found in the sea. Marine plants and animals such as seaweed and whales.
nature	The natural physical world including plants and animals and landscapes etc. It is impossible to change the laws of nature.
ocean	A very large expanse or quantity. They scramble across the beach to the ocean and plunge into the surf.
offshore	Towards the sea from the land. Offshore politics.
outrigger	A boat fitted with an outrigger.
outside	Leading to or from the outside. Anne put the outside lights on.
peninsula	A piece of land almost surrounded by water or projecting out into a body of water.
sea	Used to refer to waves as opposed to calm sea. A sea view.
seabed	The ground under the sea; the ocean floor.
shell	Remove the shell or pod from a nut or seed. Several villages north of the security zone were shelled.
soil	Make soiled filthy or dirty. Good agricultural soil.
stratigraphy	The branch of geology concerned with the order and relative position of strata and their relationship to the geological timescale. You can find materials at the surface which are samples from the deeper stratigraphy.
surface	Relating to or found on the surface of something. They skimmed over the surface of the water.
topsoil	The top layer of soil. Keep all the topsoil you remove you re bound to find a use for it later.
underwater	Growing or remaining under water. They learn to navigate underwater at night.
undulation	A movement up and down or back and forth. The soft undulation of the waves animates the scene.
waterfront	The area of a city (such as a harbor or dockyard) alongside a body of water. Liverpool s waterfront.
wave	Set waves in. She waved him goodbye.