"altimeter" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ælˈtɪm.ɪ.tɚ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-altimeter.wav Forms: altimeters [plural]
enPR: əltĭmētər [UK] Etymology: Coined based on Latin altus (“high”) + -meter. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|altus||high}} Latin altus (“high”), {{suffix|en||meter}} + -meter Head templates: {{en-noun}} altimeter (plural altimeters)
  1. An apparatus for measuring altitude. Categories (topical): Measuring instruments Synonyms: altimetre [nonstandard] Derived forms: absolute altimeter, altimetric, altimetry, pressure altimeter, radio altimeter Translations (an apparatus for measuring altitude): բարձրաչափ (barjračʻapʻ) (Armenian), altímetru [masculine] (Asturian), altimetr (Azerbaijani), altímetre [masculine] (Catalan), 测高仪 (Chinese Mandarin), výškoměr [masculine] (Czech), højdemåler [common-gender] (Danish), altimeter [neuter] (Danish), hoogtemeter [masculine] (Dutch), altmezurilo (Esperanto), altometro (Esperanto), hæddarmátari [masculine] (Faroese), korkeusmittari (Finnish), altimètre [masculine] (French), altímetro [masculine] (Galician), ალტიმეტრი (alṭimeṭri) (Georgian), Höhenmesser [masculine] (German), Altimeter [neuter] (German), υψόμετρο (ypsómetro) [neuter] (Greek), altiméter (Hungarian), hæðarmælir [masculine] (Icelandic), altimetro (Interlingua), airdemhéadar [masculine] (Irish), altimetro [masculine] (Italian), 高度計 (kōdokei) (Japanese), 고도계 (godogye) (Korean), висиномер (visinomer) [masculine] (Macedonian), jangka tinggi (Malay), altimeter (Malay), bilindayîpîv (Northern Kurdish), høydemåler [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), altimeter (Norwegian Bokmål), høgdemålar [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), altimeter (Norwegian Nynorsk), ارتفاعسنج (ertefâ'-sanj) (Persian), بلنداسنج (bolandâsanj) (Persian), فرازیاب (farâzyâb) (Persian), altímetro [masculine] (Portuguese), альтиме́тр (alʹtimétr) [masculine] (Russian), высотоме́р (vysotomér) [masculine] (Russian), vȉsinomjēr [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), àltimetar [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), altímetro [masculine] (Spanish), höjdmätare [common-gender] (Swedish), altimeter [common-gender] (Swedish), yükseklikölçer (Turkish), altimetre (Turkish)

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          "ref": "2000, Paul E. Illman, The Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge, McGraw Hill Professional, →ISBN, page 128:",
          "text": "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.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An apparatus for measuring altitude."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "apparatus",
          "apparatus"
        ],
        [
          "altitude",
          "altitude"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "əltĭmētər",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ælˈtɪm.ɪ.tɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
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    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "nonstandard"
      ],
      "word": "altimetre"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "barjračʻapʻ",
      "sense": "an apparatus for measuring altitude",
      "word": "բարձրաչափ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "an apparatus for measuring altitude",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "altímetru"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "an apparatus for measuring altitude",
      "word": "altimetr"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "an apparatus for measuring altitude",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "altímetre"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "an apparatus for measuring altitude",
      "word": "测高仪"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "an apparatus for measuring altitude",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "výškoměr"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "an apparatus for measuring altitude",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "højdemåler"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "an apparatus for measuring altitude",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "altimeter"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "an apparatus for measuring altitude",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hoogtemeter"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "an apparatus for measuring altitude",
      "word": "altmezurilo"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "an apparatus for measuring altitude",
      "word": "altometro"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "an apparatus for measuring altitude",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hæddarmátari"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "an apparatus for measuring altitude",
      "word": "korkeusmittari"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "an apparatus for measuring altitude",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "altimètre"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "an apparatus for measuring altitude",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "altímetro"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "alṭimeṭri",
      "sense": "an apparatus for measuring altitude",
      "word": "ალტიმეტრი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "an apparatus for measuring altitude",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Höhenmesser"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "an apparatus for measuring altitude",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Altimeter"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ypsómetro",
      "sense": "an apparatus for measuring altitude",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "υψόμετρο"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "an apparatus for measuring altitude",
      "word": "altiméter"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "an apparatus for measuring altitude",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hæðarmælir"
    },
    {
      "code": "ia",
      "lang": "Interlingua",
      "sense": "an apparatus for measuring altitude",
      "word": "altimetro"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "an apparatus for measuring altitude",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "airdemhéadar"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "an apparatus for measuring altitude",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "altimetro"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kōdokei",
      "sense": "an apparatus for measuring altitude",
      "word": "高度計"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "godogye",
      "sense": "an apparatus for measuring altitude",
      "word": "고도계"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "an apparatus for measuring altitude",
      "word": "bilindayîpîv"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "visinomer",
      "sense": "an apparatus for measuring altitude",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "висиномер"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "an apparatus for measuring altitude",
      "word": "jangka tinggi"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "an apparatus for measuring altitude",
      "word": "altimeter"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "an apparatus for measuring altitude",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "høydemåler"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "an apparatus for measuring altitude",
      "word": "altimeter"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "an apparatus for measuring altitude",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "høgdemålar"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "an apparatus for measuring altitude",
      "word": "altimeter"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "ertefâ'-sanj",
      "sense": "an apparatus for measuring altitude",
      "word": "ارتفاعسنج"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "bolandâsanj",
      "sense": "an apparatus for measuring altitude",
      "word": "بلنداسنج"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "farâzyâb",
      "sense": "an apparatus for measuring altitude",
      "word": "فرازیاب"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "an apparatus for measuring altitude",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "altímetro"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "alʹtimétr",
      "sense": "an apparatus for measuring altitude",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "альтиме́тр"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vysotomér",
      "sense": "an apparatus for measuring altitude",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "высотоме́р"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "an apparatus for measuring altitude",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "vȉsinomjēr"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "an apparatus for measuring altitude",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "àltimetar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "an apparatus for measuring altitude",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "altímetro"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "an apparatus for measuring altitude",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "höjdmätare"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "an apparatus for measuring altitude",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "altimeter"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "an apparatus for measuring altitude",
      "word": "yükseklikölçer"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "an apparatus for measuring altitude",
      "word": "altimetre"
    }
  ],
  "word": "altimeter"
}

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