hypsometry

[ hip-som-i-tree ]

/ hɪpˈsɒm ɪ tri /

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noun

vertical control in mapping; the establishment of elevations or altitudes.

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Origin of hypsometry

First recorded in 1560–70; hypso- + -metry

OTHER WORDS FROM hypsometry

hyp·so·met·ric

[hip-suh-me-trik], /ˌhɪp səˈmɛ trɪk/, hyp·so·met·ri·cal, adjectivehyp·so·met·ri·cal·ly, adverbhyp·som·e·trist, noun

Words nearby hypsometry

Hypsilantis, hypso-, hypsochromic, hypsography, hypsometer, hypsometry, hyracoid, hyracotherium, hyrax, Hyrcania, Hyrcanian

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How to use hypsometry in a sentence

Hypsometry, hip-som′e-tri, n. the art of measuring the heights of places on the earth's surface by means of the Hypsom′eter.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various
Associated words: altimetry, altimeter, hypsometry, hypsometer.
Putnam's Word Book|Louis A. Flemming
What a deplorable state for the science of hypsometry to be in!
Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I|Karl Ritter von Scherzer

British Dictionary definitions for hypsometry

hypsometry

/ (hɪpˈsɒmɪtrɪ) /

noun

(in mapping) the establishment of height above sea levelAlso called: hypsography

Derived forms of hypsometry

hypsometric (ˌhɪpsəˈmɛtrɪk) or hypsometrical, adjectivehypsometrically, adverbhypsometrist, noun

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Scientific definitions for hypsometry

hypsometry

[ hĭp-sŏm′ĭ-trē ]

The measurement of elevation relative to sea level. Also called hypsography