Altimeter

Word ALTIMETER
Character 9
Hyphenation al tim e ter
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Altimeter"

What do we mean by altimeter?

An instrument for determining elevation, especially an aneroid barometer used in aircraft that senses pressure changes accompanying changes in altitude. noun

An instrument for measuring altitudes, as a quadrant, sextant, or theodolite. noun

An instrument for taking altitudes, as a quadrant, sextant, etc. noun

An apparatus for measuring altitude. noun

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

An apparatus for measuring altitude.

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The word "altimeter" in example sentences

An altimeter measures the distance from the satellite, where the altimeter is placed, to the surface of the Earth. ❋ Bente Lilja Bye (2009)

The Service Release limits operations involved in these activities to: no prolonged flights over water; no flights with sand filters fitted; no night flights using night vision devices; no flights where the radar altimeter is to be relied upon, and; no take-off, landing or operations close to the ground above 5000 foot pressure altitude. ❋ Richard (2006)

A standard altimeter could not tell the astronauts when they reached their perilune because an altimeter was an instrument that determined altitude based on changes in atmospheric pressure and the Moon has no atmosphere. ❋ James R. Hansen (2005)

So we teach a very unique course called altimeter navigation, and when the soldier learns to figure out exactly where he is on that line of advance by comparing the altimeter to the contoural lines on the map, very precise, and also very helpful for weather prediction. ❋ Unknown (2001)

They were landing on runway 21 and the altimeter was the same. ❋ Unknown (2009)

If I had my way I'd be surrounded by dials, switches, levers, altimeter, GPS, radar — including overhead — all of them tastefully illuminated. ❋ Ralph Gardner Jr. (2010)

I like the Casio Triple Sensor watch, with compass, altimeter and barometer/thermometer. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Even if you never set foot on a trail and have no idea how to use the built-in altimeter, barometer and compass, the Raptor offers a killer feature that makes it an essential travel companion: solar-powered cell phone charging. ❋ Michael Hsu (2011)

Even when electronic instruments fail, old-style equipment including altimeter, compass, horizontal situation indicator and airspeed indicator should have been available to the cockpit crew. ❋ Susan Carey (2011)

Subject further spoke of making HALO jumps using an altimeter and popping his chute at 1000 feet. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Patti DeLuna said she changed altimeter settings twice because it's on the first-officer's side of the cockpit, keep an eye out for traffic in the sky and listened to the radio for instructions from air-traffic controllers. ❋ Scott McCartney (2010)

In order for a bomb like this to go off in mid-flight, considering it was in cargo, it would have had to have some kind of automatic detonator built into it, like an altimeter switch that would set it off at a certain altitude or a timer. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Messenger's payload includes narrow and wide angle cameras and a laser altimeter to map Mercury's cratered surface, several spectrometers to probe the composition of the rocks and the planet's tenuous atmosphere, and a magnetometer to study how the magnetic field, springing from its outsized iron core, interacts with the solar wind. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Switchback after switchback (50-some in all) winds you upward from the muffled roar of the creek bottom ( "here bear, coming through Mr. Bear!") to an eventual alpine plateau where the altimeter strikes 10 grand. ❋ Mike Harrelson (2010)

The higher-end model, called Switch Up, also tracks temperature and sports a more precise altimeter than the less expensive Switch model. ❋ Don Clark (2012)

The TS3 also includes a compass, altimeter and barometer, which may be helpful for hiking or tracking hurricanes. ❋ Unknown (2011)

I was too inexperienced to notice the altimeter, which, as he then pointed out to me, was moving steadily downward in the dial. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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