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hypsometer
n.
instrument used to measure the boiling point of water for the purposes of determining height above sea level, altimeter that uses the boiling point of water for determining altitude of land, thermobarometer; simple device (such as a stick) used to measure the heights of trees based on angles that are alike
Hypsometer
A hypsometer is an instrument for measuring height or altitude. Two different principles may be used: trigonometry and atmospheric pressure.
hypsometer
Noun
1. an altimeter that uses the boiling point of water to determine land elevation
(hypernym) altimeter
Hypsometer
(n.)
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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