Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to hypsometry.
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- adjective Of or pertaining to hypsometry.
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- adjective Of or pertaining to
hypsometry .
Etymologies
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Examples
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As the hypsometric level increases, high ephemeroid grasses such as Elytrigia trichophora, Hordeum bulbosum begin to dominate the plant communities.
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The map, the hypsometric and hydrographic data, the geologic sections and geologic data, the photographs, ethnography, and indeed about all the first information concerning the drainage area in question were the results of the labours of the second expedition.
A Canyon Voyage The Narrative of the Second Powell Expedition down the Green-Colorado River from Wyoming, and the Explorations on Land, in the Years 1871 and 1872 Frederick S. Dellenbaugh
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New York, besides a relief map of the State, a hypsometric map, a road map, and publications on mineralogical works besides photographs.
Final Report of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission
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From such a hypsometric basis the reliefs for the whole country are determined, by running lines of levels, by trigonometric construction, and in mountainous regions by barometric observation.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 484, April 11, 1885 Various
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The hypsometric work is based upon the railroad levels of the country.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 484, April 11, 1885 Various
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