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相对高度

Word · NounTraditional相對高度

relative height; elevation above datum

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

relative height; elevation measured from a specific reference point rather than sea level

technical

In 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.