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hypsography

noun

  1. the scientific study of the earth's topologic configuration above sea level, especially the measurement and mapping of land elevations
  2. a representation or description of the earth's topologic features above sea level, as on a map
  3. hypsometry
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: From hypso- + -graphy.

  1. The data present in contour lines; measurement of altitude or depth versus area.