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Webster 1913 Edition

Altimeter

Al-tim′e-ter

,

Noun.

[LL.

altimeter

;

altus

high +

metrum

, Gr. [GREEK], measure: cf. F.

altimètre

.]

An instrument for taking altitudes, as a quadrant, sextant, etc.

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Webster 1828 Edition

Altimeter

ALTIM'ETER

,

Noun.

[L. altus, high and Gr. measure. See Measure and Mode.]

An instrument for taking altitudes by geometrical principles, as a geometrical quadrant.

Definition 2024

altimeter

altimeter

English

Alternative forms

altimetre (nonstandard)

Noun

altimeter ‎(plural altimeters)

An apparatus for measuring altitude.

Translations

an apparatus for measuring altitude

Asturian: altímetru m
Catalan: altímetre m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 测高仪
Czech: výškoměr m
Dutch: hoogtemeter m
Finnish: korkeusmittari
French: altimètre (fr) m
Galician: altímetro m
German: Höhenmesser m, Altimeter n
Greek: υψόμετρο (el) n ‎(ypsómetro)
Interlingua: altimetro

Irish: airdemhéadar m
Italian: altimetro m
Korean: 고도계 (ko) ‎(godoge)
Malay: jangka tinggi, altimeter
Norwegian:

Bokmål: høydemåler m

Nynorsk: høgdemålar m
Portuguese: altímetro (pt) m
Russian: альтиме́тр (ru) m ‎(alʹtimétr), высотоме́р (ru) m ‎(vysotomér)
Serbo-Croatian: vȉsinomjēr (sh) m, àltimetar (sh) m
Spanish: altímetro (es) m
Swedish: höjdmätare c
Turkish: yükseklikölçer (tr), altimetre (tr)

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