noun[ U ]sciencespecialized/hɪpˈsɒm.ə.tri//ˌhɪpˈsɑː.mə.tri/
测高法
the science of measuring the high and low areas of the earth's surface
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.
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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.