altimetricadj.
/ˌaltᵻˈmɛtrɪk/, /ˌɔːltᵻˈmɛtrɪk/, /ˌɒltᵻˈmɛtrɪk/, U.S. /ˌæltəˈmɛtrɪk/, /ˌɑltəˈmɛtrɪk/ Relating to or involving altimetry; = altimetrical adj.
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the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement of length > measurement of other dimensions > [adjective] > height or altitude
altimetrical1650
hypsometric1845
hypsometrical1855
altimetric1865
1865 E. Cresy Encycl. Civil Engin. 827 Observe at what point on the altimetric scale the alhidade stands.
1900 Geogr. Jrnl. Oct. 472 He proposed to carry a chain of altimetric observations to Kara-koshun and Chaklik.
1958 F. E. Zeuner Dating Past (ed. 4) vii. 225 A beach conglomerate is found which, on altimetric evidence, can be correlated with the Late Monastirian phase of the Last Interglacial.
1997 P. Pullman Subtle Knife (1998) xiv. 299 In a storm, when the air pressure sank, you had to offset that drop against the altimetric reading.
2007 L.-A. McFadden et al. Encycl. Solar Syst. (ed. 2) 748/1 Fig. 9 shows a three-dimensional reconstruction of topography derived from altimetric profiles obtained for Mars.
Compounds
altimetric frequency curve n. (also altimetric curve) a graph showing the relative frequency of different heights over an area.
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1935 H. Baulig Changing Sea Level 42 (caption) Altimetric curves (from frequency of spot heights) for peninsular Brittany.
1937 S. W. Wooldridge & R. S. Morgan Physical Basis Geogr. xvii. 266 Altimetric frequency curves... If the map is divided into small uniform squares, we may estimate the elevation of the highest point in each square.
1991 R. P. Beckinsale & R. J. Chorley Hist. Study Landforms III. vii. 235 Attempts to use quantitative techniques such as altimetric frequency curves..and summit distributions..were increasingly attacked as being subjective.
2009 H. S. Sharma in L. S. Bhat Geogr. India ii. 13 Field observations and topographical maps were used for drawing superimposed profiles, hypsometric and altimetric curves for the area under consideration.
Derivatives
ˌaltiˈmetrically adv. by means of altimetry, as regards altimetry.
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the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement of length > measurement of other dimensions > [adverb] > of height or altitude
hypsometrically1849
altimetrically1893
1893 I. K. Funk et al. Standard Dict. Eng. Lang. I Altimetrically.
1946 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 76 105/2 The beach itself (in Egypt altimetrically correlated with Upper Levalloiso-Mousterian aggradation silts) is their near contemporary.
1990 Earth, Moon & Planets 50–51 343 The equatorial latitudes of Venus are characterized by several altimetrically high-standing regions.
2004 L.-L. Fu & E. Rodriguez in R. S. J. Sparks & C. J. Hawkesworth State Planet 210/1 Another important application is the estimation of sea floor topography from the altimetrically-determined gravity anomalies.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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