isohypse

Signification (Anglais)

A contour line; a line on a map connecting points of equal height.

Concepts

isohypse

courbe de niveau

ligne isohypse

courbe hypsométrique

Synonymes

contour line

contour lines

contour

isoheight line

horizontal terrain contour

horizontal topographic contour

elevation contour line

Traductions

isoipsa

Isohypse

isohipsa

curva de nivel

isohipsa

Höhenlinie

Isogramm

Niveaulinie

Schichtlinie

curva ipsometrica

curva de nível

línea isohipsa

Étymologie (Anglais)

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