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 pref ...
'' is from the Greek (''métron''), "a
measure
Measure may refer to:
* Measurement, the assignment of a number to a characteristic of an object or event
Law
* Ballot measure, proposed legislation in the United States
* Church of England Measure, legislation of the Church of England
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Hypsometric curve
Hypsometry () is the measurement of the elevation and depth of features of the Earth's surface relative to mean sea level.
On Earth, the elevations can take on either positive or negative (below sea level) values. The distribution is theorised ...
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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