hypsometry

[ hip-som-i-tree ]

/ hɪpˈsɒm ɪ tri /

noun

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

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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Example sentences from the Web for hypsometry

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

单词	hypsometry
释义	hypsometry [ hip-som-i-tree ] / hɪpˈsɒm ɪ tri / noun vertical control in mapping; the establishment of elevations or altitudes. 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 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hypsometry 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for hypsometry hypsometry [ hĭp-sŏm′ĭ-trē ] The measurement of elevation relative to sea level. Also called hypsography The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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