Meaning Of The Word Ceilometer

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ceilometer in American English
an automatic device used to determine the height of a cloud ceiling, as by means of a reflected light beam
noun: an automatic device for measuring and recording the height of clouds by projecting a modulated beam of light onto a cloud base, receiving the reflection of light through a photoelectric apparatus, and computing the height by triangulation

ceilometer in British English
noun: a device for determining the cloud ceiling, esp by means of a reflected light beam

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