Definitions for hypsometry

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hypsometry hyp·som·e·try

Spelling: [hip-som-i-tree]

IPA: /hɪpˈsɒm ɪ tri/

Hypsometry is a 10 letter English word.

You can make 624 anagrams from letters in hypsometry (ehmoprstyy).

Definitions for hypsometry

noun

1. vertical control in mapping; the establishment of elevations or altitudes.

Origin of hypsometry

First recorded in 1560-70; hypso- + -metry

Examples for hypsometry

Associated words: altimetry, altimeter, hypsometry, hypsometer.

hypsometry, hip-som′e-tri, n. the art of measuring the heights of places on the earth's surface by means of the Hypsom′eter.

What a deplorable state for the science of hypsometry to be in!