English Explanatory Dictionary

hypsometer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An instrument that measures altitude indirectly by measuring the boiling point of water (which varies with atmospheric pressure).

Word forms

hypsometer hypsometers

Etymology

From hypso- + -meter.

Related words

hypsometric hypsometry
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