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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

isohypse

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
iso-hypse
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

isohypses (plural)

Derived Forms

isohypsal

Synonyms

isoheight

Questions

What does isohypse mean?
A contour line; a line on a map connecting points of equal height.
Where does isohypse come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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