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Meaning of ALTIMETER

Pronunciation:  al'timitur

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  an instrument that measures the height above ground; used in navigation
 

ALTIMETER is a 9 letter word that starts with A.

 

 See Also: aneroid, aneroid barometer, hypsometer, measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Al*tim"e*ter\, n. [LL. altimeter; altus high +
metrum, Gr. ?, measure: cf. F. altim[`e]tre.]
An instrument for taking altitudes, as a quadrant, sextant,
etc. --Knight.
 
Glossary
 
 Definition: a barometric device for determining elevations above sea-level.
 

 

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