Altimeter

Noun CEFR B2

ælˈtɪm.ɪ.tɚ

Definitions

An apparatus for measuring altitude.

Equivalents

Españolaltímetro

Françaisaltimètre

DeutschAltimeter Höhenmesser

23 more languages

العربيةمقياس الارتفاع

Bosanskialtimetar visinomer visinomjerалтиметар висиномер висиномјер

Catalàaltímetre

Češtinavýškoměr

Danskhøjdemåler

Ελληνικάυψόμετρο

Suomialtimetri korkeusmittari

Gaeilgeairdemhéadar

Galegoaltímetro

हिन्दीऊंचाईमापक

Hrvatskialtimetar visinomer visinomjerалтиметар висиномер висиномјер

Íslenskahæðarmælir

Italianoaltimetro

日本語高度計

ქართულიალტიმეტრი

한국어고도계

Nederlandshoogtemeter

Portuguêsaltímetro

Русскийальтиметр высотомер

Српскиaltimetar visinomer visinomjerалтиметар висиномер висиномјер

Svenskaaltimeter höjdmätare

Türkçealtimetre yükseklikölçer

Українськависотомір

Examples

“For that reason ⟳, if you do any mountain climbing, allow ⟳ a generous margin of error of extra altitude—not only for possible altimeter error, but also for downdrafts that are particularly prevalent if high winds are encountered.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

Altimeters altimetre altimetric altimetry Alțina altincar

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