al·tim·e·ter ( l-t m -t r)n. An instrument for determining elevation, especially an aneroid barometer used in aircraft that senses pressure changes accompanying changes in altitude. [Latin altus, high; see al-2 in Indo-European roots + -meter.] al  ti·metric (lt-m trk) adj.al·tim e·try n. |
altimeter [ælˈtɪmɪtə ˈæltɪˌmiːtə]
n
(Engineering / Aeronautics) an instrument that indicates height above sea level, esp one based on an aneroid barometer and fitted to an aircraft
| altimeter (l-tm-tr) An instrument that measures and indicates the height above sea level at which an object, such as an airplane, is located. |
altimeter
an instrument for determining altitude above a fixed level by comparison of air pressure readings.
See also: InstrumentsAn instrument which measures vertical distance with respect to a reference level.
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| Noun | 1. |  altimeter - an instrument that measures the height above ground; used in navigationaneroid, aneroid barometer - a barometer that measures pressure without using fluids hypsometer - an altimeter that uses the boiling point of water to determine land elevation measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system - instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something |
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