hypsometer

English

Etymology

hypso- +‎ -meter

Noun

hypsometer (plural hypsometers)

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

Related terms

Translations

instrument

Catalan: hipsòmetre m
Finnish: hypsometri
Galician: hipsómetro m
Italian: ipsometro m

Malay: hipsometer
Spanish: hipsómetro m
Swedish: hypsometer c

Anagrams

phytomeres

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