hypsography
— Noun
– English
~ measurement of the elevation of land above sea level
hypsography
— Noun
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~ the scientific study of the earth's configuration above sea level (emphasizing the measurement of land altitudes relative to sea level)
hypsometer
— Noun
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~ an altimeter that uses the boiling point of water to determine land elevation
hypsometry
— Noun
– English
~ measurement of the elevation of land above sea level
Hyracoidea
— Noun
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~ hyraxes and some extinct animals
hyracotherium
— Noun
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~ extinct horse genus; formerly called eohippus
hyrax
— Noun
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~ any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes
hyson
— Noun
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~ a Chinese green tea with twisted leaves
hyssop
— Noun
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~ bitter leaves used sparingly in salads; dried flowers used in soups and tisanes
hyssop
— Noun
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~ a European mint with aromatic and pungent leaves used in perfumery and as a seasoning in cookery; often cultivated as a remedy for bruises; yields hyssop oil
Hyssopus
— Noun
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~ Eurasian genus of perennial herbs or subshrubs
hysterectomy
— Noun
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~ surgical removal of the uterus
hysteresis
— Noun
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~ the lagging of an effect behind its cause; especially the phenomenon in which the magnetic induction of a ferromagnetic material lags behind the changing magnetic field
hysteria
— Noun
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~ neurotic disorder characterized by violent emotional outbreaks and disturbances of sensory and motor functions
hysteria
— Noun
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~ excessive or uncontrollable fear
hysteria
— Noun
– English
~ state of violent mental agitation
hysteric
— Adjective
– English
~ characterized by or arising from psychoneurotic hysteria; "during hysterical conditions various functions of the human body are disordered"- Morris Fishbein; "hysterical amnesia"