isohypse
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
iso- + Ancient Greek ὕψος (húpsos, “height”) (see hypso-).
Noun[edit]
isohypse (plural isohypses)
- (cartography) A contour line; a line on a map connecting points of equal height.
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
line connecting points of equal height
Dutch[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Noun[edit]
isohypse f (plural isohypsen)
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Noun[edit]
isohypse f (plural isohypses)
Further reading[edit]
- “isohypse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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- nl:Isolines
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