relative height; elevation above datum
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relative height; elevation measured from a specific reference point rather than sea level
technicalIn geography and surveying, this term distinguishes local elevation changes from absolute altitude (海拔). The reference point (datum) may be ground level, a benchmark, or any arbitrarily chosen point.
Zhè这
zuò座
shān山
de的
xiāng相
duì对
gāo高
dù度
shì是
wǔ五
bǎi百
mǐ米
。
The relative height of this mountain is five hundred meters.
Wǒ我
men们
xū需
yào要
cè测
liáng量
jiàn建
zhù筑
wù物
xiāng相
duì对
yú于
dì地
miàn面
de的
xiāng相
duì对
gāo高
dù度
。
We need to measure the building's relative height above ground level.
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Xiāng相
duì对
gāo高
dù度
yǔ与
jué绝
duì对
gāo高
dù度
shì是
bù不
tóng同
de的
gài概
niàn念
。
Relative height and absolute height are different concepts.