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altimetry

altimetry noun: the science of measuring altitude.

Noun

altimetry (countable and uncountable, plural altimetries)

  1. The science of measuring altitude.
    • The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the descent below Minimum Descent Altitude during a nonprecision approach under adverse operating conditions, without visual contact with the runway environment. The Board has been unable to determine...1972 April 14, National Transportation Safety Board, “2.2b Probable Cause”, in Aircraft Accident Report: Southern Airways, Inc. DC-9, N97S, Tri-State Airport, Huntington, West Virginia, November 14...

altimetry meaning in Tamil

altimetry in Tamil

உயர அளவி இயல்

Forms of altimetry

pluralaltimetries

Origin of altimetry

From alti(tude) + -metry.

Words formed from altimetry

Questions about altimetry

What does altimetry mean?
Altimetry means the science of measuring altitude.
What is altimetry in Tamil?
Altimetry in Tamil is உயர அளவி இயல். See Altimetry meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is altimetry?
Altimetry is a noun.
What is the plural of altimetry?
The plural of altimetry is altimetries.

Words near altimetry in the dictionary

  1. altimetric
  2. altimetrical
  3. altimetrically
  4. altimetrics
  5. altimetries
  6. altimetry
  7. altimontane
  8. altin
  9. Altina
  10. altincar
  11. alting

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