| 单词 | altimetric |
| 释义 | altimetric, a.|ˌæltɪˈmɛtrɪk|
[f. altimetry + -ic1.]
= altimetrical a.; relating to or concerning altimetry. Spec. altimetric frequency curve: in morphological analysis, a graph constructed to show the distribution of areas of a certain height, or of the highest or lowest points, in a given area.
1900Geogr. Jrnl. Oct. 472 He proposed to carry a chain of altimetric observations to Kara-koshun and Chaklik. 1935H. Baulig Changing Sea Level 42 (caption) Altimetric curves (from frequency of spot heights) for peninsular Brittany, [etc.]. 1937Wooldridge & Morgan Physical Basis Geogr. xvii. 266 Altimetric frequency curves... If the map is divided into small uniform squares, we may estimate the elevation of the highest point in each square, or use simply the spot heights shown on the map, providing that these, in general, mark elevated points. A curve may then be constructed showing altitudinal distribution of such points over the region. 1948Jrnl. Inst. Navig. I. 57 It would be unlikely that altimetric determinations of drift over the Adriatic Sea would be reliable at levels below 5000 feet. 1952Monkhouse & Wilkinson Maps & Diagrams ii. 89 Two altimetric frequency curves of Cornwall and Devon. 1958F. E. Zeuner Dating the Past (ed. 4) vii. 225 Resting on an irregular rock-floor..a beach conglomerate is found which, on altimetric evidence, can be correlated with the Late Monastirian phase of the Last Interglacial.
Add: Hence altiˈmetrically adv.
1893in Funk's Stand. Dict. 1958F. E. Zeuner Dating Past (ed. 4) 167 Altimetrically, the surface of this fluviatile aggradation runs into the Tyrrhenian (32 metres) sea-level of the Penultimate Interglacial. 1990Earth, Moon & Planets L/LI. 343 The equatorial latitudes of Venus are characterized by several altimetrically high-standing regions. |
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