altimeter
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See also: Altimeter
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- altimetre (nonstandard)
Etymology[edit]
Coined based on Latin altus (“high”) + -meter.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
altimeter (plural altimeters)
- An apparatus for measuring altitude.
- 2000, Paul E. Illman, The Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge, McGraw Hill Professional, →ISBN, page 128:
- For that reason, if you do any mountain climbing, allow a generous margin of error of extra altitude—not only for possible altimeter error, but also for downdrafts that are particularly prevalent if high winds are encountered.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
an apparatus for measuring altitude
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Anagrams[edit]
Danish[edit]
Noun[edit]
altimeter n (singular definite altimeteret or altimetret, plural indefinite altimetre)
- altimeter
- Synonym: højdemåler
Declension[edit]
Declension of altimeter
neuter gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | altimeter | altimeteret altimetret |
altimetre | altimeterene |
genitive | altimeters | altimeterets altimetrets |
altimetres | altimeterenes |
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- en:Measuring instruments
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- da:Measuring instruments