HYPSOGRAPHY

hypsometry, hypsography

(noun) measurement of the elevation of land above sea level

hypsography

(noun) the scientific study of the earth’s configuration above sea level (emphasizing the measurement of land altitudes relative to sea level)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

hypsography (uncountable)

(science) The data present in contour lines; measurement of altitude or depth versus area.

Synonyms

• hypsometry

Source: Wiktionary



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The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

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