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hypsometry
noun[ U ]
science specializeduk /hɪpˈsɒm.ə.tri/ us /ˌhɪpˈsɑː.mə.tri/
the science of measuring the high and low areas of the earth's surface: 测高法
The research findings contain detailed analyses of continental hypsometry.研究结果包括对大陆测高的详细分析。
This reasoning involves assumptions about present-day hypsometry.
From our examination of global hypsometry, we noted the concentration of large areas of the earth's surface around the continental platforms and the ocean basins.
The report ends with a section on hypsometry that is of particular interest because of plans for a canal between the two continents.
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