hyp·sog·ra·phy (h p-s g r -f )n. pl. hyp·sog·ra·phies 1. a. The scientific study of the earth's topologic configuration above sea level, especially the measurement and mapping of land elevations. b. A representation or description of the earth's topologic features above sea level, as on a map. 2. Hypsometry. hyp  so·graphic (hps-gr fk), hypso·graphi·cal adj. |
| hypsography (hp-sgr-f) 1. a. The scientific study of the Earth's topologic features above sea level, especially the measurement and mapping of land elevations. b. A representation or description of these features, as on a map. 2. See hypsometry. |
hypsography
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.
See also: Heightsthe branch of geography that studies land areas above sea level to measure and map them. — hypsographic, hypsographical, adj.
See also: Geography
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| Noun | 1. | hypsography - the scientific study of the earth's configuration above sea level (emphasizing the measurement of land altitudes relative to sea level) geology - a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks |
| 2. | hypsography - measurement of the elevation of land above sea level measurement, measuring, mensuration, measure - the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule; "the measurements were carefully done"; "his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate" |
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