Hypsometric is a scientific term relating to the measurement of heights. The term originates from the
Greek
Greek may refer to:
Greece
Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe:
*Greeks, an ethnic group.
*Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family.
**Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...
word "hypsos" meaning height and the word ''
metre
The metre (British spelling) or meter (American spelling; see spelling differences) (from the French unit , from the Greek noun , "measure"), symbol m, is the primary unit of length in the International System of Units (SI), though its prefi ...
'' is from the Greek (''métron''), "a
measure".
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Hypsometric curve is a histogram of elevations of a landscape
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Hypsometric equation The hypsometric equation, also known as the thickness equation, relates an atmospheric pressure ratio to the equivalent thickness of an atmospheric layer considering the layer mean of virtual temperature, gravity, and occasionally wind. It is deriv ...
relates pressure to height in the atmosphere
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Hypsometric tints
Hypsometric tints (also called layer tinting, elevation tinting, elevation coloring, or hysometric coloring) are colors placed between contour lines to indicate elevation. These tints are shown as bands of color in a graduated scheme or as a co ...
are a technique of showing elevation on maps
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Hypsometer
A hypsometer is an instrument for measuring height or elevation. Two different principles may be used: trigonometry and atmospheric pressure.
Etymology
The English word ''hypsometer'' originates from the Ancient Greek words ὕψος (húpsos, ...
is an instrument for measuring altitude using the boiling point of a liquid.
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