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Measurement of the elevation of land above sea level
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hypsometry
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Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Hypsometry \Hyp*som"e*try\, n. That branch of the science of geodesy which has to do with the measurement of heights, either absolutely with reference to the sea level, or relatively.
WordNet
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n. measurement of the elevation of land above sea level [syn: hypsography ]
Wikipedia
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Hypsometry (from Greek ὕψος , hupsos , "height" and μέτρον , metron , "measure") is the measurement of land elevation relative to sea level . Bathymetry is the underwater equivalent. A hypsometer is an instrument used in hypsometry, which estimates the ...
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n. The measurement of elevation relative to sea level