altimeter
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See also: Altimeter
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]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
- Danish lemmas
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- da:Measuring instruments