altimeter
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ɪ 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.
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altimeter (ælˈtɪmɪtə, ˈæltɪˌmiːtə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
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| an instrument that indicates height above sea level, esp one based on an aneroid barometer and fitted to an aircraft | |
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Word Origin & History
altimeter
1918, from Mod.L. altimeter, from alti- "high" (from L. altus) + meter (from Gk. metron "measure;" see meter).
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| altimeter (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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Example sentences
Another kind of barometric reading is the altimeter setting, which aircraft use.
One of the calculations you can perform on it is correcting station pressure for the altimeter setting.
Text explains differences between station pressure, sea level pressure and altimeter setting.
The autopilot was working, however, but the problem was in a radio altimeter.
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