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TOPOLOGY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The configuration of a communication network
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("topology" is a kind of...):
configuration; constellation (an arrangement of parts or elements)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "topology"):
bus; bus topology (the topology of a network whose components are connected by a busbar)
loop; loop topology (the topology of a network whose components are serially connected in such a way that the last component is connected to the first component)
star; star topology (the topology of a network whose components are connected to a hub)
mesh; mesh topology (the topology of a network whose components are all connected directly to every other component)
physical topology (the appearance of the network)
logical topology (the way the network works)
Sense 2
Meaning:
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
Synonyms:
analysis situs; topology
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("topology" is a kind of...):
pure mathematics (the branches of mathematics that study and develop the principles of mathematics for their own sake rather than for their immediate usefulness)
Domain category:
math; mathematics; maths (a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement)
Sense 3
Meaning:
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
Synonyms:
regional anatomy; topographic anatomy; topology
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("topology" is a kind of...):
anatomy; general anatomy (the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Topographic study of a given place (especially the history of the place as indicated by its topography)
Example:
Greenland's topology has been shaped by the glaciers of the ice age
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("topology" is a kind of...):
topography (precise detailed study of the surface features of a region)
