topography

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

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 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

In fact, more is known about the surface of some planets in our Solar System than much of Antarctica's "underbelly" – the topography beneath the ice sheet.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

Submarine navigation relies on detailed knowledge of ocean-floor topography and undersea conditions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025

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