topographically

noun pl. topographies

1. the accurate and detailed description of a place
2. 1. the science of drawing on maps and charts or otherwise representing the surface features of a region, including its relief and rivers, lakes, etc., and such man-made features as canals, bridges, roads, etc.
   2. these surface features
3. topographic surveying
4. a study or description of a region, system, or part of the body showing specific relations of component parts as to shape, size, position, etc.: cerebral topography
5. any similar study of an entity, as the mind, the atom, a particular discipline, etc.