altimeter
/ælˈtɪm.ɪ.tɚ/
altimeter noun: an apparatus for measuring altitude.
Noun
altimeter (plural altimeters)
- An apparatus for measuring altitude.
- 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.2000, Paul E. Illman, The Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge, McGraw Hill Professional, →ISBN, page 128
altimeter meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Malayalam
altimeter in Hindi
- an apparatus for measuring altitude
- ऊँचाईमापक ū̃cāīmāpak
altimeter in Tamil
- உயரமானி, உயர அளவி
altimeter in Bengali
- উচ্চতামাপক যন্ত্র
altimeter in Malayalam
- ഉയരം നിർണ്ണയിക്കുന്നതിനുളള യന്ത്രം, ഔന്നത്യമാപനയന്ത്രം, ഉന്നതിമാപകം
More languagesFewer languages
- altimeter in Kannada
- ಉನ್ನತಿಮಾಪಕ
- altimeter in Gujarati
- ઊંચાઈમાપક ū̃cāīmāpak
- altimeter in Malay
- jangka tinggi, altimeter
- altimeter in Persian
- ارتفاعسنج ertefâ'-sanj, بلنداسنج bolandâsanj, فرازیاب farâzyâb
Forms of altimeter
| plural | altimeters |
|---|---|
| alternative form (nonstandard) | altimetre |
Origin of altimeter
Coined based on Latin altus (“high”) + -meter.
Words formed from altimeter
Questions about altimeter
- What does altimeter mean?
- Altimeter means an apparatus for measuring altitude.
- What is altimeter in Hindi?
- Altimeter in Hindi is ऊँचाईमापक (ū̃cāīmāpak). See Altimeter meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is altimeter?
- Altimeter is a noun.
- How do you pronounce altimeter?
- Altimeter is pronounced /ælˈtɪm.ɪ.tɚ/ (US).
- What is the plural of altimeter?
- The plural of altimeter is altimeters.
Words near altimeter in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: altimeter (page history and authors); altimeter (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); altimeter (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); altimeter (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); altimeter (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ઊંચાઈમાપક (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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