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Heights See also mountains. an abnormal fear of being at great heights Also called altophobia, batophobia, hypsiphobia. the science of measuring heights, as with an altimeter. — altimetrical, adj. acrophobia. 1. acrophobia. 2. an abnormal fear of passing high buildings. an abnormal interest in cliffs. an abnormal fear of precipices. acrophobia. a branch of geography that deals with the measurement and mapping of the varying elevations of the earth’s surface above sea level. — hypsographic, hypsographical, adj. an instrument for measuring altitude by the relationship between atmospheric pressure and the boiling point of a liquid. the measurement of altitude and heights, especially with refer-ence to sea level. — hypsometric, hypsometrical, adj. a surveying instrument for measuring distance, height, elevation, etc. the measurement of distance, height, elevation, etc., with a tachymeter.
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| The very heights and shapes and materials of these hills-- nay, even of the wide plain that lies between us and the sea--have in themselves the materials of enlightening books. " "True," replied the Crane; "but I soar to the heights of heaven and lift up my voice to the stars, while you walk below, like a cock, among the birds of the dunghill. Still climbing, although he paused often from sheer physical weakness, they scaled forest-clad heights until they emerged on a naked mesa or tableland. |
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