n. The measurement of elevation relative to sea level
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. That branch of the science of geodesy which has to do with the measurement of heights, either absolutely with reference to the sea level, or relatively.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The art of measuring the heights of places upon the surface of the earth, either by leveling, by the barometer, by the thermometer, by trigonometrical observations, or otherwise.
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n. measurement of the elevation of land above sea level
Word Usage
"I do not know that accurate levels have been taken in the valley of the Jordan above the Lake of Tiberias, and our information is very vague as to the hypsometry of the northern part of the Wadi-el-Araba."