- altimetry
- noun see altimeter
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
altimetry
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Altimetry — Al*tim e*try, n. [Cf. F. altim[ e]trie.] The art of measuring altitudes, or heights. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
altimetry — (n.) 1690s, from M.L. altimetria, from L. alti high (see OLD (Cf. old)) + Gk. metria (see METRY (Cf. metry)) … Etymology dictionary
altimetry — [al tim′ə trē] n. [< ALTIMETER] the science or practice of measuring altitudes, as with an altimeter … English World dictionary
altimetry — altimetrical /al teuh me tri keuhl/, adj. altimetrically, adv. /al tim i tree/, n. the science of measuring altitudes, as by altimeters. [1690 1700; ALTI + METRY] * * * … Universalium
altimetry — noun The science of measuring altitude … Wiktionary
altimetry — Synonyms and related words: altimeter, bathymetry, biometrics, biometry, cadastration, cartography, chorography, craniometry, geodesy, geodetics, goniometry, hypsography, hypsometer, hypsometry, mensuration, metrology, oceanography, planimetry,… … Moby Thesaurus
altimetry — n. instrument used to measure altitude; science of measuring altitudes … English contemporary dictionary
altimetry — [al tɪmɪtri] noun the measurement of height or altitude. Derivatives altimetric adjective altimetrically adverb Origin ME: from med. L. altimetria … English new terms dictionary
altimetry — al·tim·e·try … English syllables
altimetry — al•tim•e•try [[t]ælˈtɪm ɪ tri[/t]] n. aer. the science of measuring altitude, as by an altimeter • Etymology: 1690–1700 al ti•met′ri•cal təˈmɛ trɪ kəl adj … From formal English to slang
