topography

地形

丘や谷など、土地や表面の形と特徴。

やさしい英語で： 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.

類義語： terrain, landform

よく使う表現： rugged topography, local topography, topography of somewhere

地形図、表面地形図

土地や物の表面の形や特徴を詳しく示す地図や画像。

やさしい英語で： 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.

類義語： surface map

よく使う表現： digital topography, surface topography, topography of something

地誌

ある場所とその地形などの特徴を詳しく記したもの。

やさしい英語で： 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.

よく使う表現： a detailed topography, topography of somewhere

地形測量

土地などの表面の形や特徴を測り、記録する作業。

やさしい英語で： 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.

類義語： topographic surveying

よく使う表現： study topography, topography course