topographic
adjective
to·po·graph·ic
ˌtä-pə-ˈgra-fik 
ˌtō-
: of, relating to, or concerned with topography
topographic maps
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This all-women event takes the challenge a step further by banning phones and GPS, requiring the teams to navigate with paper topographic maps, map rules, and compasses.
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Kristin Shaw, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
The regiment was a topographic unit deployed to create maps and military documents.
—Linda Chase, Sun Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2024
And that means that none of the existing settlements and other demographic, infrastructural, topographic, or administrative changes Israel enforces in the occupied territories should be regarded as irreversible.
—Hussein Ibish, Foreign Affairs, 11 Jan. 2014
Laser pulses generate a topographic map in a manner similar to how a bat uses echolocation: Laser light is fired from an aircraft, bounces off objects on the ground, and returns to the detector located on the underside of the aircraft.
—Anna Lagos, WIRED, 30 Oct. 2024
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Kristin Shaw, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
The regiment was a topographic unit deployed to create maps and military documents.
—Linda Chase, Sun Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2024
And that means that none of the existing settlements and other demographic, infrastructural, topographic, or administrative changes Israel enforces in the occupied territories should be regarded as irreversible.
—Hussein Ibish, Foreign Affairs, 11 Jan. 2014
Laser pulses generate a topographic map in a manner similar to how a bat uses echolocation: Laser light is fired from an aircraft, bounces off objects on the ground, and returns to the detector located on the underside of the aircraft.
—Anna Lagos, WIRED, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Topographic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/topographic. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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topographic
adjective
to·po·graph·ic
ˌtäp-ə-ˈgraf-ik
ˌtōp-ə-
variants
or topographical
-ˈgraf-i-kəl
: of, relating to, or showing topography
a topographic map
topographically
adverb
-k(ə-)lē
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