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Words related to altimeter

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  • absolute altitude

    the altitude of an aircraft over the surface of the land or water below

  • altigraph

    an instrument that measures altitude and records the measurements graphically

  • aneroid barometer

    a device for measuring atmospheric pressure without the use of fluids. It consists of a partially evacuated metal chamber, the thin corrugated lid of which is displaced by variations in the external air pressure. This displacement is magnified by levers and made to operate a pointer

  • aneroid capsule

    a box or chamber of thin metal, partially exhausted of air, used in the aneroid barometer and pressure altimeter.

  • pressure altimeter

    an aneroid barometer adapted for measuring altitude by converting the indicated atmospheric pressure to altitude according to a standard relationship.

  • pressure altitude

    the altitude for a given pressure in a standard atmosphere, such as that registered by a pressure altimeter.
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