isohypse

English

Etymology

From iso- +‎ Ancient Greek ὕψος (húpsos, “height”) (see hypso-).

Noun

isohypse (plural isohypses)

1. (cartography) A contour line; a line on a map connecting points of equal height.

Synonyms

• isoheight

Derived terms

• isohypsal

Translations

line connecting points of equal height

• Dutch: isohypse (nl) f
• Finnish: korkeuskäyrä
• French: isohypse (fr) f
• Macedonian: изохипса f (izohipsa)
• Polish: poziomica (pl) f
• Russian: изоги́пса (ru) f (izogípsa)

Dutch

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Noun

isohypse f (plural isohypsen)

1. isohypse

French

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Noun

isohypse f (plural isohypses)

1. isohypse

Further reading

• “isohypse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.