"variometer" meaning in All languages combined

See variometer on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: variometers [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin varius (“various”) + -meter. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|varius||various}} Latin varius (“various”), {{suffix|en||meter}} + -meter Head templates: {{en-noun}} variometer (plural variometers)
  1. An instrument used to measure variations in a magnetic field. Categories (topical): Measuring instruments
    Sense id: en-variometer-en-noun-1KRHZIij Disambiguation of Measuring instruments: 89 11
  2. (aviation) A rate-of-climb indicator. Categories (topical): Aviation Synonyms: vario [informal]
    Sense id: en-variometer-en-noun-aGYm5pKT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -meter Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 81 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 24 76 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -meter: 27 73 Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: variometric, variometry

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