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Princeton's WordNet

  1. hypsometernoun

    an altimeter that uses the boiling point of water to determine land elevation

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  1. hypsometernoun

    An instrument that measures altitude indirectly by measuring the boiling point of water (which varies with atmospheric pressure).

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  1. hypsometer

    A hypsometer is an instrument used to measure the elevation or altitude above sea level of a location, often through the physical properties of the atmosphere such as temperature or pressure. Some hypsometers work by boiling water and observing the temperature at which the water boils, because this temperature decreases as altitude increases.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Hypsometernoun

    an instrument for measuring heights by observation of barometric pressure; esp., one for determining heights by ascertaining the boiling point of water. It consists of a vessel for water, with a lamp for heating it, and an inclosed thermometer for showing the temperature of ebullition

  2. Etymology: [Gr. height + -meter.]

Wikidata

  1. Hypsometer

    A hypsometer is an instrument for measuring height or altitude. Many different physical principles may be used.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of hypsometer in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of hypsometer in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9


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