the measurement of surface elevations above any level reference plane, esp. sea level
Origin of hypsometry
hypso- + -metryhypsometry
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hypsometry
noun
The measurement of elevation relative to sea level.
Related Forms:
- hyp′so·met′ric hyp′so·met′ri·cal
adjective
- hyp′so·met′ri·cal·ly
adverb
- hyp·som′e·trist
noun
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The measurement of elevation relative to sea level. Also called hypsography
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