hypsography

noun

measurement of the elevation of land above sea level

the scientific study of the earth's configuration above sea level (emphasizing the measurement of land altitudes relative to sea level)

Roots

hypsoshypso- · Greek · height grapheingraph- · Greek · to write, describe ia-y · Greek · field of study

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