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altimeter
[ al-tim-i-ter, al-tuh-mee-ter ]
noun
- 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.
- any device used for the same purpose that operates by some other means, as by radio waves.
altimeter
/ ˈæltɪˌmiːtə; ælˈtɪmɪtə /
noun
- an instrument that indicates height above sea level, esp one based on an aneroid barometer and fitted to an aircraft
altimeter
/ ăl-tĭm′ĭ-tər /
- 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
Some trackers come with a built in altimeter to keep you honest on the number of stairs you take each day.
A tracker with an altimeter will give you a far more accurate picture of calories-burned.
The best fitness trackers have a built-in altimeter, which measures elevation.
And always the quivering needle crept up to new marks of speed, while their altimeter marked off the passing levels.
He glanced up at the altimeter needle, which was sliding by the 24,000-foot mark.
When he checked the altimeter again, it registered just over 30,000 feet.
The altimeter showed slightly over forty-two miles when stage two detached itself.
Altimeter, al-tim′e-tėr, n. an instrument for measuring heights.
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