Definitions for hypsometryhɪpˈsɒm ɪ tri
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
hyp•som•e•tryhɪpˈsɒm ɪ tri(n.)
vertical control in mapping; the measurement of elevations or altitudes.
Category: Geography (terms)
Origin of hypsometry:
1560–70
hyp`so•met′ri•cal•ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
hypsometry, hypsography(noun)
measurement of the elevation of land above sea level
Wiktionary
hypsometry(Noun)
The measurement of elevation relative to sea level
Webster Dictionary
Hypsometry(noun)
that branch of the science of geodesy which has to do with the measurement of heights, either absolutely with reference to the sea level, or relatively
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