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hyp·som·e·try  (hp-sm-tr)

n.

The measurement of elevation relative to sea level.

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hypso·metric (hps-mtrk), hypso·metri·cal adj.

hypso·metri·cal·ly adv.

hyp·some·trist n.

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hypsometry  (hp-sm-tr)

The measurement of elevation relative to sea level. Also called hypsography.

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hypsometry

the measurement of altitude and heights, especially with refer-ence to sea level. — hypsometric, hypsometrical, adj.

See also: Heights, Measurement

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Noun

1.

hypsometry - measurement of the elevation of land above sea level hypsography 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"