ALTIMETER

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An instrument that measures the height above ground; used in navigation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("altimeter" is a kind of...):

measuring device; measuring instrument; measuring system (instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something)

Meronyms (parts of "altimeter"):

aneroid; aneroid barometer (a barometer that measures pressure without using fluids)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "altimeter"):

hypsometer (an altimeter that uses the boiling point of water to determine land elevation)

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