Category details
Categorytopography
Alternative termstopographical
SourceArt & Architecture Thesaurus
Overview
Use for the art or practice of the accurate graphic delineation of the natural and man-made surface features of a specific urban area, tract of land, or other place, especially so as to show their relative positions and elevations. For the relief features or surface configurations of a place or object, including its natural and man-made features, use "topography (attribute)."