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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The drone snapped roughly 11,000 images which were combined together and run through software to create a digital map of the areas filled with elevation models and topographical detail.
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Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 8 Jan. 2025
The system has proven itself in use under a wide range of climatic and topographical conditions, from tropics to arctic.
—Michael Franco, New Atlas, 27 Dec. 2024
The team trained their AI mode specifically to identify a symbol shaped like a hollow black circle that was commonly used to identify oil and gas well in topographical maps.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 5 Dec. 2024
And floors, storage spaces and speaker covers are lined with topographical maps of the moon, a subtle reminder of the moon shot idea that inspired this EV.
—Scotty Reiss, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 8 Jan. 2025
The system has proven itself in use under a wide range of climatic and topographical conditions, from tropics to arctic.
—Michael Franco, New Atlas, 27 Dec. 2024
The team trained their AI mode specifically to identify a symbol shaped like a hollow black circle that was commonly used to identify oil and gas well in topographical maps.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 5 Dec. 2024
And floors, storage spaces and speaker covers are lined with topographical maps of the moon, a subtle reminder of the moon shot idea that inspired this EV.
—Scotty Reiss, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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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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