"isohypse" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: isohypses [plural]
Etymology: iso- + Ancient Greek ὕψος (húpsos, “height”) (see hypso-). Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|iso-}} iso- +, {{bor|en|grc|ὕψος||height}} Ancient Greek ὕψος (húpsos, “height”), {{m|en|hypso-}} hypso- Head templates: {{en-noun}} isohypse (plural isohypses)
  1. (cartography) A contour line; a line on a map connecting points of equal height. Categories (topical): Cartography, Isolines Synonyms: isoheight Derived forms: isohypsal Translations (line connecting points of equal height): isohypse [feminine] (Dutch), korkeuskäyrä (Finnish), isohypse [feminine] (French), изохипса (izohipsa) [feminine] (Macedonian), poziomica [feminine] (Polish), изоги́пса (izogípsa) [feminine] (Russian)

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