hypsometry

[hip-som-i-tree]

noun

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

hypsometry

/ hɪpˈsɒmɪtrɪ, ˌhɪpsəˈmɛtrɪk /

noun

1. Also called: hypsography. (in mapping) the establishment of height above sea level

hypsometry

1. The measurement of elevation relative to sea level.

2. Also called hypsography

Other Word Forms

• hypsometric adjective
• hypsometrical adjective
• hypsometrically adverb
• hypsometrist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of hypsometry¹

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

Example Sentences

What a deplorable state for the science of hypsometry to be in! which the Novara ought to put an end to.

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