altimeter
noun/ˈæltɪmiːtə(r)/
/ælˈtɪmətər/
- an instrument for showing height above sea level, used especially in an aircraftTopics Transport by airc2Word Originearly 20th cent.: from Latin altus ‘high’ + -meter (see meter).
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