Altimeter

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  • noun. An instrument for determining elevation, especially an aneroid barometer used in aircraft that senses pressure changes accompanying changes in altitude.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. An instrument for measuring altitudes, as a quadrant, sextant, or theodolite.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. An instrument for taking altitudes, as a quadrant, sextant, etc.
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  • noun. An apparatus for measuring altitude.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. an instrument that measures the height above ground; used in navigation
    • Word Usage
    "An altimeter measures the distance from the satellite, where the altimeter is placed, to the surface of the Earth."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    measuring device  measuring instrument  measuring system  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    hypsometer  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    estimator  perimeter  polarimeter  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    Scopes  airspeed  ammeter  anemometer  barograph  
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