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hypsography

hypsography noun: the data present in contour lines; measurement of altitude or depth versus area.

Noun

hypsography (uncountable)

  1. The data present in contour lines; measurement of altitude or depth versus area.
    Synonyms:
    hypsometry

Synonyms of hypsography

Origin of hypsography

From hypso- + -graphy.

Words formed from hypsography

Words that rhyme with hypsography

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Questions about hypsography

What does hypsography mean?
Hypsography means the data present in contour lines; measurement of altitude or depth versus area.
What part of speech is hypsography?
Hypsography is a noun.

Words near hypsography in the dictionary

  1. hypsograms
  2. hypsograph
  3. hypsographic
  4. hypsographical
  5. hypsographs
  6. hypsography
  7. hypsometer
  8. hypsometers
  9. hypsometric
  10. hypsometrical
  11. hypsometrically

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