topographical
adjective
to·po·graph·i·cal
ˌtä-pə-ˈgra-fi-kəl 
ˌtō-
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: of, relating to, or concerned with the artistic representation of a particular locality
a topographical poem
topographical painting
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Rather than risk ruining the scrolls, museum researchers requested to borrow a 3D X-ray topographical scanner from the country’s Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM).
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Andrew Paul Jul 24, Popular Science, 24 July 2025
Her fascination with the body's structure has led her to observe surgeries and dissect medical texts, giving her portraits a topographical depth few others achieve.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
There's topographical maps that are digitized that can be used to identify and characterize the terrain.
—Michel Martin, NPR, 9 July 2025
Are the swirls supposed to be a topographical reference, a nod to how those Alps might be displayed on a map?
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 28 June 2025
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Andrew Paul Jul 24, Popular Science, 24 July 2025
Her fascination with the body's structure has led her to observe surgeries and dissect medical texts, giving her portraits a topographical depth few others achieve.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
There's topographical maps that are digitized that can be used to identify and characterize the terrain.
—Michel Martin, NPR, 9 July 2025
Are the swirls supposed to be a topographical reference, a nod to how those Alps might be displayed on a map?
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 28 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for topographical
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topographical
adjective
topo·graph·i·cal
ˌtäp-ə-ˈgraf-i-kəl
variants
or topographic
1
: of, relating to, or concerned with topography
topographical correspondences between the skin and the cortex—F. A. Geldard
F. A. Geldard2
: of or relating to a mind made up of different strata and especially of the conscious, preconscious, and unconscious
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