Hypsometer

ahd-5
  • noun. An instrument using the atmospheric pressure as measured by the change in the boiling point of water to determine land elevations.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A thermometrical barometer for measuring altitudes.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. An instrument for measuring heights by observation of barometric pressure; esp., one for determining heights by ascertaining the boiling point of water. It consists of a vessel for water, with a lamp for heating it, and an inclosed thermometer for showing the temperature of ebullition.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. An instrument that measures altitude indirectly by measuring the boiling point of water (which varies with atmospheric pressure).
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. an altimeter that uses the boiling point of water to determine land elevation
    • Word Usage
    "Sleeping-bags, "computation bag," hypsometer, "meat block" (a three-inch-square paper pad on which meteorological notes were taken); clothes-bag opened, three ditty-bags passed in and bag retied; a final temperature taken and aneroid read; sledge anchored securely by tow-rope to the ice-axe, and a final look round to see all gear is safely strapped down and snow-tight."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    altimeter  
    Disclaimer: This site has been created by RJ Softwares and is part of the Lexulous & Wordscraper games.