orometer

American

[aw-rom-i-ter, oh-rom-] / ɔˈrɒm ɪ tər, oʊˈrɒm- /

noun

an aneroid barometer with a scale giving elevations above sea level, used to determine land-surface altitudes.

orometer British

/ ɒˈrɒmɪtə /

noun

an aneroid barometer with an altitude scale

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

orometric

adjective

Etymology

Origin of orometer

First recorded in 1875–80; oro- ¹ + -meter

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