topographical
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Coast and Geodetic Survey—represented here by topographical views of the Santa Barbara Channel Islands in California—Whistler learned the art of etching, which would prove essential to his creative process.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
Even with more than 1,000 firefighters assigned to the Gifford fire, officials predicted additional growth “as the fire aligns with topographical features along grass and brush-covered hillsides,” Monday’s update said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2025
To explain how flat the mirrors are, Dr Frank Rohmund, president of semiconductor manufacturing optics at Zeiss, uses a topographical analogy.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2024
Yet he is known for meticulously weaving multicolored computer cables, cellphone circuitry and other digital detritus into vast, topographical wall art.
From New York Times ● Apr. 25, 2024
“A topographical map. It’s one of the ones from yesterday, but my dad enlarged it at his work.”
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
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