orometer
[ aw-rom-i-ter, oh-rom- ]
noun
an aneroid barometer with a scale giving elevations above sea level, used to determine land-surface altitudes.
Origin of orometer
1Other words from orometer
- or·o·met·ric, adjective
Words Nearby orometer
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British Dictionary definitions for orometer
orometer
/ (ɒˈrɒmɪtə) /
noun
an aneroid barometer with an altitude scale
Origin of orometer
1C19: from oro- 1 (mountain, altitude) + -meter
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