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hypsometry
[hip-som-i-tree]
noun
vertical control in mapping; the establishment of elevations or altitudes.
hypsometry
/ hɪpˈsɒmɪtrɪ, ˌhɪpsəˈmɛtrɪk /
noun
Also called: hypsography.(in mapping) the establishment of height above sea level
hypsometry
The measurement of elevation relative to sea level.
Also called hypsography
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Other Word Forms
- hypsometric adjective
- hypsometrical adjective
- hypsometrically adverb
- hypsometrist noun
- ˌˈٰ adverb
- ˈdzٰ noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hypsometry1
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Example Sentences
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a deplorable state for the science of hypsometry to be in! which the Novara ought to put an end to.
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