Normalnull
German
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editNormalnull n (strong, genitive Normalnulls, no plural)
- The mean altitude of sea level.
- Synonym: NN
- 1343 Meter über Normalnull ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Usage notes
edit- Used as a geodesic reference point for geographical altitude in Germany from 1879–1992, replaced by Normalhöhennull (NHN) in 1993.
Declension
editDeclension of Normalnull [sg-only, neuter, strong]
Further reading
edit- “Normalnull” in Duden online
- “Normalnull” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- Normalnull on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de