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