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English Dictionary: Altimeter by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
altimeter
n
  1. an instrument that measures the height above ground; used in navigation
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Altimeter \Al*tim"e*ter\, n. [LL. altimeter; altus high +
      metrum, Gr. [?], measure: cf. F. altim[8a]tre.]
      An instrument for taking altitudes, as a quadrant, sextant,
      etc. --Knight.
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