Meaning Of The Word Altimeter

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altimeter
countable noun: An altimeter is an instrument in an aircraft that shows the height of the aircraft above the ground.

altimeter in American English
an instrument for measuring height above a given reference level, as the sea or ground: in aircraft it is either an aneroid barometer with a dial marked in feet or meters or an instrument using radar
noun: a sensitive aneroid barometer that is graduated and calibrated, used chiefly in aircraft for finding distance above sea level, terrain, or some other reference point by a comparison of air pressures

altimeter in British English
noun: an instrument that indicates height above sea level, esp one based on an aneroid barometer and fitted to an aircraft

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