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al·tim·e·ter    Audio Help   [al-tim-i-ter, al-tuh-mee-ter] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.a sensitive aneroid barometer that is graduated and calibrated, used chiefly in aircraft for finding distance above sea level, terrain, or some other reference point by a comparison of air pressures.
2.any device used for the same purpose that operates by some other means, as by radio waves.
[Origin: 1820–30; alti- + -meter]
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al·tim·e·ter    Audio Help   (āl-tĭm'ĭ-tər)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   An instrument for determining elevation, especially an aneroid barometer used in aircraft that senses pressure changes accompanying changes in altitude.


[Latin altus, high; see al-2 in Indo-European roots + -meter.]

al'ti·met'ric (āl'tə-mět'rĭk) adj., al·tim'e·try n.
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altimeter

noun
an instrument that measures the height above ground; used in navigation 

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altimeter    Audio Help   (āl-tĭm'ĭ-tər)  Pronunciation Key 
An instrument that measures and indicates the height above sea level at which an object, such as an airplane, is located.

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