topography

topografía, relieve

Forma y características físicas de un terreno o superficie, como colinas y valles.

En inglés sencillo: The shape and physical features of an area or surface, such as hills and valleys.

• The area has unusual topography.
• Local topography makes road building difficult.
• The island’s topography includes steep cliffs and deep valleys.

Sinónimos: terrain, landform

Expresiones frecuentes: rugged topography, local topography, topography of somewhere

mapa topográfico

Mapa o imagen detallada que muestra la forma y las características de una superficie.

En inglés sencillo: A detailed map or image showing the shape and features of a surface.

• The scan produced a topography of the surface.
• This digital topography shows the valley in detail.
• Engineers used the topography to locate tiny cracks in the material.

Sinónimos: surface map

Expresiones frecuentes: digital topography, surface topography, topography of something

descripción topográfica

Descripción detallada de un lugar y de sus características físicas.

En inglés sencillo: A detailed description of a place and its physical features.

• The book offers a topography of the island.
• Her written topography describes every valley in the region.
• This old topography includes accounts of the surrounding villages.

Expresiones frecuentes: a detailed topography, topography of somewhere

levantamiento topográfico

Trabajo de medir y registrar la forma y las características de un terreno u otra superficie.

En inglés sencillo: The work of measuring and recording the shape and features of land or another surface.

• He studied topography at college.
• Topography involves measuring the height and position of surface features.
• Accurate topography requires careful field measurements.

Sinónimos: topographic surveying

Expresiones frecuentes: study topography, topography course