What is that branch of the science of geodesy which has to do with the measurement of heights, either absolutely with reference to the sea level, or relatively called?
hypsometry — That branch of the science of geodesy which has to do with the measurement of heights, either absolutely with reference to the sea level, or relatively. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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