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hypsometric

hypsometric adjective: of or pertaining to hypsometry (measuring elevation relative to sea level).

Adjective

hypsometric (not comparable)

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

Origin of hypsometric

From hypsometry + -ic.

Questions about hypsometric

What does hypsometric mean?
Hypsometric means of or pertaining to hypsometry (measuring elevation relative to sea level).
What part of speech is hypsometric?
Hypsometric is an adjective.

Words near hypsometric in the dictionary

  1. hypsographical
  2. hypsographs
  3. hypsography
  4. hypsometer
  5. hypsometers
  6. hypsometric
  7. hypsometrical
  8. hypsometrically
  9. hypsometrist
  10. hypsometrists
  11. hypsometry

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