hypsometry
[ hip-som-i-tree ]
/ hɪpˈsɒm ɪ tri /
noun
vertical control in mapping; the establishment of elevations or altitudes.
OTHER WORDS FROM hypsometry
hyp·so·met·ric [hip-suh-me-trik] /ˌhɪp səˈmɛ trɪk/, hyp·so·met·ri·cal, adjective hyp·so·met·ri·cal·ly, adverb hyp·som·e·trist, nounWords nearby hypsometry
hypsilantis,
hypso-,
hypsochromic,
hypsography,
hypsometer,
hypsometry,
hyracoid,
hyracotherium,
hyrax,
hyrcania,
hyrcanian
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.
Associated words: altimetry, altimeter, hypsometry, hypsometer.
Putnam's Word Book |Louis A. FlemmingWhat 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 level
Also called: hypsography
Derived forms of hypsometry
hypsometric (ˌhɪpsəˈmɛtrɪk) or hypsometrical, adjective hypsometrically, adverb hypsometrist, nounScientific definitions for hypsometry
hypsometry
[ hĭp-sŏm′ĭ-trē ]
The measurement of elevation relative to sea level. Also called hypsography