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hyp•sog•ra•phy
(hip sog′rə fē),USA pronunciation n.
hyp•so•graph•ic
(hip′sə graf′ik),USA pronunciation hyp′so•graph′i•cal, adj.
- Geologya branch of geography that deals with the measurement and mapping of the topography of the earth above sea level.
- Geologytopographical relief, esp. as represented on a map.
- 1880–85; hypso- + -graphy
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