hypsometric

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adjective

Of or pertaining to hypsometry (measuring elevation relative to sea level)

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Meanings

adjectivehypsometric (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf 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

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
hypsographic

Origin

From hypsometry + -ic.

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Translations

Catalan hipsomètric
  • hipsomètricof or pertaining to hypsometry
French hypsométrique
  • hypsométriqueof or pertaining to hypsometry
Italian ipsometrico
  • ipsometricoof or pertaining to hypsometry
Portuguese hipsométrico
  • hipsométricoof or pertaining to hypsometry
Romanian hipsometric
  • hipsometricof or pertaining to hypsometry
Spanish hipsométrico
  • hipsométricoof or pertaining to hypsometry
Swedish hypsometrisk
  • hypsometriskof or pertaining to hypsometry
Cite this entry
APA

hypsometric. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypsometric

MLA

“hypsometric.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypsometric. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hypsometric,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypsometric.

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