topographic

adjective

to·​po·​graph·​ic ˌtä-pə-ˈgra-fik 

ˌtō-

: of, relating to, or concerned with topography

topographic maps

Examples of topographic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

City and fire officials have long complained that the existing network of 50 fire stations is inadequate geographically to access some small nooks and crannies in a city with many canyons and other topographic challenges. —David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026

Evans calls this a synchronizing drought, where all trees across all forest types, regardless of topographic location or slope, are experiencing similar levels of drought stress and putting on thinner rings. —Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 2 Mar. 2026

Among them are a topographic map print, large maple leaf details and colors that range from red and green to blue. —Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 6 Feb. 2026

Known as Millie the Mapper or the Military Mapping Maidens, women produced topographic maps, interpreted aerial photography and helped advance photogrammetry, the use of photos to make 3D models of the Earth’s topography. —Melinda Laituri, The Conversation, 4 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1632, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for topographic

• autographic
• biographic
• calligraphic
• cartographic
• cryptographic
• demographic
• epigraphic
• ethnographic
• geographic
• holographic
• hydrographic
• lithographic

Kids Definition

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

-k(ə-)lē

adverb