Noun: hypsography hip'só-gru-fee
- The scientific study of the earth's configuration above sea level (emphasizing the measurement of land altitudes relative to sea level)
"Hypsography is essential for creating accurate topographic maps"
- Measurement of the elevation of land above sea level
"hypsography is essential for creating topographic maps";
- hypsometry
Derived forms: hypsographies
Type of: geology, measure, measurement, measuring, mensuration
Encyclopedia: Hypsography