al|tim|e|ter

al|tim|e|ter
al|tim|e|ter «al TIHM uh tuhr, AL tuh MEE-», noun.
any instrument for measuring altitude, especially an instrument in an aircraft or other flying object that measures its height above Earth's surface, such as an aneroid barometer that shows the atmospheric pressure at any given altitude, or a radio device. Some other instruments, such as quadrants or sextants, permit calculation of altitude by trigonometry.
[< Latin alti- (< altus high) + English -meter]

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