Normalnull
German
Alternative forms
- Normal-Null
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nɔrˈmaːlnʊl/
Audio: (file)
Noun
Normalnull n (strong, genitive Normalnulls, no plural)
- The mean altitude of sea level.
- Synonym: NN
- 1343 Meter über Normalnull ― 1,343 meters above mean sea level.
Usage notes
- Used as a geodesic reference point for geographical altitude in Germany from 1879–1992, replaced by Normalhöhennull (NHN) in 1993.
Declension
Declension of Normalnull [sg-only, neuter, strong]
Further reading
- “Normalnull” in Duden online
- “Normalnull” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- Normalnull on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de