topography

Example Sentences

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Its northern topography — the enormous sense of space, the way the light moves and colors shift against the mountains and desertscapes — keep me returning.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

"We realized that we could use these electron beams to control topography at very fine scales," Doshi said.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

In Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland groundwater flooding is often less extensive than in England due to the bedrock geology and topography.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

The difficult topography, a local aversion to so-called “gunboat” diplomacy, and corrupt political regimes have been among foreign firms’ many obstacles.

From Barron's • Jan. 18, 2026

But under the deceptively clean and level slate the topography was the same, and instead of San Francisco or Europe or Mars I would be learning the old landscape, brook and hill and tree.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath