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topographer
nounC2
/təˈpɒɡ.rə.fər/A person who creates detailed, accurate descriptions and maps of the physical features of a place or region, showing its relief and positions.
topographic map
nounLow
/ˌtɒp.əˈɡræf.ɪk ˈmæp/A detailed map showing the natural and human-made features of an area, especially its relief (contours, elevation) through the use of contour lines.
topography
nounC1/C2
/təˈpɒɡ.rə.fi/The arrangement and detailed description of the natural and artificial physical features of an area.
topolect
nounRare / Technical
/ˈtɒp.ə.lekt/A variety of a language spoken in a particular geographical area; a regional dialect.
topological equivalence
nounLow
/ˌtɒpəˈlɒdʒɪkəl ɪˈkwɪvələns/In topology, the property that two spaces can be continuously deformed into each other without tearing or gluing, often formalized as a homeomorphism.
topological group
nounVery low
/ˌtɒp.əˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl ɡruːp/A group endowed with a topology such that the group operations are continuous.
topological invariant
nounC2
/ˌtɒp.əˌlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl ɪnˈveə.ri.ənt/A property of a topological space that remains unchanged under homeomorphisms (continuous deformations like stretching or bending, but not tearing or gluing).
topological space
nounlow
/ˌtɒpəˈlɒdʒɪkəl speɪs/A set equipped with a topology, which is a collection of subsets satisfying specific axioms, used to formalize concepts like continuity and convergence.
topological transformation
nounLow
/ˌtɒpəˈlɒdʒɪkəl ˌtrænsfəˈmeɪʃən/In mathematics, a transformation that preserves topological properties such as continuity and connectedness, without tearing or gluing.
topology
nounC1
təˈpɒlədʒiThe study of geometric properties that remain unchanged under continuous deformation (such as stretching, bending, or twisting) without tearing or gluing.
topolski
nounRare
/təˈpɒlski/A Polish surname, notably of the artist Feliks Topolski.
toponym
nounC1
/ˈtɒp.ə.nɪm/A place name.
toponymy
nounC2
/təˈpɒn.ɪ.mi/The study of place names, their origins, meanings, and historical development.
topos
nounLow
/ˈtɒpɒs/A commonplace or recurring theme in literature, rhetoric, or discourse.
topotype
nounC2
/ˈtɒp.ə.taɪp/A specimen collected from the same locality as the original type specimen of a species.
topper
nounC1
/ˈtɒp.ər/A person or thing that is at the top of its class, achieves the highest level, or surpasses all others.
toppie
nounRare
An informal, chiefly South African English term for an elderly man.
topping
adjectivenounB1
/ˈtɒp.ɪŋ/A layer of food placed on top of another food, especially as a garnish or decoration, e.g., on a pizza, cake, or ice cream.
topping lift
nounVery Low
/ˈtɒp.ɪŋ ˌlɪft/A nautical term for a rope or wire used to support the weight of a boom when it is not in use, preventing it from falling onto the deck or vessel.
topple
verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveB2
/ˈtɒp.l̩/to fall or cause to fall, especially from an upright position, often as a result of being unbalanced or pushed

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