noun · 11 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/təˈpɒləd͡ʒi/
General-American:/təˈpɑləd͡ʒi/
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rhymes with -ɒlədʒi
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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noun
Meaning 1
The branch of mathematics dealing with those properties of a geometrical object (of arbitrary dimensionality) that are unchanged by continuous deformations (such as stretching, bending, etc., without tearing or gluing).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: mathematics, sciences
Examples
1970 [Addison-Wesley], Stephen Willard, General Topology, 2012, Dover, page v, This book is designed to develop the fundamental concepts of general topology which are the basic tools of working mathematicians in a variety of fields.
1974 [Crane, Russak & Co.], H. Graham Flegg, From Geometry to Topology, 2001, Dover, page v, Many university courses in topology plunge immediately into a formalized and entirely abstract presentation of topological concepts.
Meaning relationships
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noun
Meaning 2
Any collection τ of subsets of a given set X that contains both the empty set and X, and which is closed under finitary intersections and arbitrary unions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: mathematics, sciences, topology
Examples
A set X equipped with a topology #92;tau is called a topological space and denoted (X,#92;tau).
The subsets of a set X which constitute a topology are called the open sets of X.
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noun
Meaning 3
The anatomical structure of part of the body.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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4
noun
Meaning 4
The arrangement of nodes in a communications network.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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noun
Meaning 6
The topographical study of geographic locations or given places in relation to their history.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: geography, natural-sciences, topography
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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noun
Meaning 7
The art of, or method for, assisting the memory by associating the thing or subject to be remembered with some place.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, dated, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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noun
Meaning 8
the configuration of a communication network
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: network topology
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: configuration, constellation
Narrower terms: bus topology, bus, loop topology, loop, star topology, star, mesh topology, mesh, physical topology, logical topology
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noun
Meaning 9
the branch of pure mathematics that deals only with the properties of a figure X that hold for every figure into which X can be transformed with a one-to-one correspondence that is continuous in both directions
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: analysis situs
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: pure mathematics
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noun
Meaning 10
the study of anatomy based on regions or divisions of the body and emphasizing the relations between various structures (muscles and nerves and arteries etc.) in that region
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: regional anatomy, topographic anatomy
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: anatomy, general anatomy
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noun
Meaning 11
topographic study of a given place (especially the history of the place as indicated by its topography)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
Greenland's topology has been shaped by the glaciers of the ice age
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: topography
History
Etymology
From Late Latin topologia, from By surface analysis, topo- (“place”) + -logy (“study of, a branch of knowledge”).
Across languages
Translations
59 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
topologie
— study of geometric properties that are not changed by stretching etc.
Arabic:
طوبولوجيا
(tūbūlūjiyā)
— study of geometric properties that are not changed by stretching etc.
Catalan:
topologia
— study of geometric properties that are not changed by stretching etc.
Chinese Mandarin:
拓撲學 /拓扑学
(tuòpūxué)
— study of geometric properties that are not changed by stretching etc.
Czech:
topologie
— study of geometric properties that are not changed by stretching etc.
Danish:
topologi
— study of geometric properties that are not changed by stretching etc.
Dutch:
topologie
— study of geometric properties that are not changed by stretching etc.
Esperanto:
topologio
— study of geometric properties that are not changed by stretching etc.
Estonian:
topoloogia
— study of geometric properties that are not changed by stretching etc.
Finnish:
topologia
— study of geometric properties that are not changed by stretching etc.
French:
topologie
— study of geometric properties that are not changed by stretching etc.
Galician:
topoloxía
— study of geometric properties that are not changed by stretching etc.
German:
Topologie
— study of geometric properties that are not changed by stretching etc.
Greek:
τοπολογία
(topología)
— study of geometric properties that are not changed by stretching etc.
Hebrew:
טופולוגיה
(topológya)
— study of geometric properties that are not changed by stretching etc.
Hungarian:
topológia
— study of geometric properties that are not changed by stretching etc.
Icelandic:
grannfræði
— study of geometric properties that are not changed by stretching etc.
Icelandic:
stöðfræði
— study of geometric properties that are not changed by stretching etc.
Irish:
toipeolaíocht
— study of geometric properties that are not changed by stretching etc.
Italian:
topologia
— study of geometric properties that are not changed by stretching etc.
Japanese:
位相幾何学
(isō-kikagaku)
— study of geometric properties that are not changed by stretching etc.
Japanese:
位相数学
(isō-sūgaku)
— study of geometric properties that are not changed by stretching etc.
Japanese:
トポロジー
(toporojī)
— study of geometric properties that are not changed by stretching etc.
Kazakh:
топология
(topologiä)
— study of geometric properties that are not changed by stretching etc.
Khmer:
ឋានវិទ្យា
(thaanvityiə)
— study of geometric properties that are not changed by stretching etc.
Korean:
위상수학
(wisangsuhak)
— study of geometric properties that are not changed by stretching etc.
Latvian:
topoloģija
— study of geometric properties that are not changed by stretching etc.
Macedonian:
топологија
(topologija)
— study of geometric properties that are not changed by stretching etc.
Malay:
topologi
— study of geometric properties that are not changed by stretching etc.
Iranian Persian:
توپولوژی
(tupuluži)
— study of geometric properties that are not changed by stretching etc.
Polish:
topologia
— study of geometric properties that are not changed by stretching etc.
Portuguese:
topologia
— study of geometric properties that are not changed by stretching etc.
Romanian:
topologie
— study of geometric properties that are not changed by stretching etc.
Russian:
тополо́гия
(topológija)
— study of geometric properties that are not changed by stretching etc.
Serbo-Croatian:
topologija
— study of geometric properties that are not changed by stretching etc.
Serbo-Croatian:
топологија
— study of geometric properties that are not changed by stretching etc.
Sicilian:
topoluggìa
— study of geometric properties that are not changed by stretching etc.
Slovene:
topologija
— study of geometric properties that are not changed by stretching etc.
Spanish:
topología
— study of geometric properties that are not changed by stretching etc.
Ukrainian:
тополо́гія
(topolóhija)
— study of geometric properties that are not changed by stretching etc.
Vietnamese:
tô pô học
— study of geometric properties that are not changed by stretching etc.
