Hypsometry

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hypsometry \Hyp*som"e*try\, n.
     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.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hypsometry
       n : measurement of the elevation of land above sea level [syn: {hypsography}]