Meaning

1 senses
  1. An apparatus for measuring altitude.

    Höhenmesser, Altimeter

    альтиме́трalʹtimétr, высотоме́рvysotomér

More definitions
  • an instrument that measures the height above ground; used in navigation

Examples

4 sentences
  1. The airplane’s altimeter didn’t seem to be working.

  2. The pilot reads her current altitude from the altimeter.

  3. Sea level is primarily measured using tide stations and satellite laser altimeters.

  4. You will find the altimeter on the left side of the cockpit.

Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
an apparatus for measuring altitude:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
an apparatus for measuring altitude:

Origin

Coined based on Latin altus (“high”) + -meter.

Coined based on Latin altus (“high”) + -meter.

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