Definition of denivelation - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

topography

TECH.

the difference in height between two points

TECH.

The denivelation between the hills was noticeable.

altitude

elevation

caving

TECH.

difference in level between cave points

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The cave's denivelation was measured at 300 meters.

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Origin of denivelation

French, dénivelé (uneven) + -ation (action)

Examples of denivelation in a sentence

Engineers measured the denivelation for the new bridge project.
Denivelation affects cave exploration strategies.
Mapping the denivelation was challenging.

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French:dénivelé, dénivellation, ...
German:Höhenunterschied, Höhendifferenz, ...
Italian:dislivello, denivelazione, ...
Spanish:desnivelación, ...
Portuguese:desnivelamento, diferença de nível, ...
Chinese:高差, 落差, ...
Japanese:高低差, レベル差, ...
Arabic:فَرْق الِارْتِفَاع, تَغَيُّر الِارْتِفَاع, ...
Hebrew:הֶפְרֵשׁ גְּבָהִים, הֶבְדֵּל גּוֹבַהּ, ...
Russian:перепад высот, денивеляция, ...
Ukrainian:перепад висот, різниця рівнів, ...
Hindi:ऊँचाई में अंतर, स्तरीयता, ...
Bengali:উচ্চতার পার্থক্য, ডেনিভেলেশন, ...
Catalan:desnivellació, diferència de nivell, ...
Czech:převýšení, denivelace, ...
Danish:højde forskel, niveauforskel, ...
Dutch:hoogteverschil, ...
Greek:διαφορά υψομέτρου, διαφορά επιπέδου, ...
Hungarian:szintkülönbség, deniveláció, ...
Khmer:ភាពខុសគ្នានៃកម្ពស់, ភាពខុសគ្នានៃកម្ពស់រវាងចំណុចនានាក្នុងរូងភ្នំ, ...
Korean:고저 차이, 고저차, ...
Persian:اختلاف ارتفاع, تفاوت سطح, ...
Polish:różnica wysokości, różnica poziomów, ...
Portuguese (BR):desnivelamento, diferença de nível, ...
Romanian:denivelare, ...
Swedish:höjdskillnad, nivåskillnad, ...
Thai:ความแตกต่างของความสูง, ความต่างระดับของถ้ำ, ...
Turkish:yükseklik farkı, seviye farkı, ...
Vietnamese:sự chênh lệch độ cao, độ chênh lệch, ...

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Definition of denivelation - Reverso English Dictionary

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