hypsometric

English

Etymology

From hypsometry +‎ -ic.

Adjective

hypsometric (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to hypsometry (measuring elevation relative to sea level)
   • 1935, Reprints, University of Sydney, page 138:

     Thus the hypsometric curves (Text-fig. 9) and the talwege (Text-fig. 6) are not so unstable as their form might lead one to believe.

Related terms

• hypsometer

Translations

of or pertaining to hypsometry

French: hypsométrique (fr) Italian: ipsometrico Portuguese: hipsométrico (pt) Romanian: hipsometric (ro) Spanish: hipsométrico Swedish: hypsometrisk

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