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hypsometric, a.|hɪpsəʊˈmɛtrɪk|
[f. prec. or hypsometry + -ic. Cf. F. hypsométrique.]
= next. hypsometric curve = hypsographic curve.
1845W. D. Cooley tr. Parrot's Ararat 54 The foregoing is taken from the hypsometric tables of Lindenau, the accuracy of which however seems liable to some doubt. 1874J. D. Whitney Barometric Hypsometry Pref., The accuracy of the barometer as a hypsometric instrument may be very considerably increased. 1924J. G. A. Skerl tr. Wegener's Orig. Continents & Oceans ii. 28 If the whole earth be divided into square kilometres and these are arranged in a series according to their height above sea-level, the well-known..hypsometric curve of the earth's surface is obtained. 1954W. D. Thornbury Princ. Geomorphol. xxi. 531 A hypsometric curve obtained in this way permits comparison of forms of drainage basins of different sizes and altitudes. |