NOUN | artifact | altimeter | an instrument that measures the height above ground |
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Sounds | aeltih'mahter | |
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Rhymes | abductor ... zoster: 649 rhymes with ter... |
Meaning | An instrument that measures the height above ground; used in navigation. | |
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Parts | aneroid barometer, aneroid | A barometer that measures pressure without using fluids |
Narrower | hypsometer | An altimeter that uses the boiling point of water to determine land elevation |
Broader | measuring instrument, measuring system, measuring device | instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something |
Spanish | altímetro | |
Catalan | altímetre |
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