cath|e|tom|e|ter

cath|e|tom|e|ter
cath|e|tom|e|ter «KATH uh TOM uh tuhr», noun.
an instrument for measuring vertical distances, especially small differences of level.
[< Greek káthetos perpendicular + English -meter]

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