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Toponym vs Topography - What's the difference?

toponym | topography |

As nouns the difference between toponym and topography

is that toponym is a placename while topography is a precise description of a place.

toponym

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A placename.
  • A word derived from the name of a place.

    • Synonyms

    * (place name) (l), (l)

    See also

    * ("toponym" on Wikipedia) * troponym

    topography

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia topography) (topographies)
  • a precise description of a place
  • a detailed graphic representation of the surface features of a place or object
  • the features themselves (the terrain)
  • the surveying of the features

    • Related terms

    * topograph * topographer * topographic * * topographical * topographically

    See also

    * topology * toponym * toponymic