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υψόμετρο — meaning in English

ypsometro

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English meaning

  • altimeter noun An instrument used to measure altitude, especially in aircraft.
  • altitude noun The height of something above sea level or the ground.
  • ceiling noun The interior surface that forms the top of a room.

Senses

υψόμετρο is used for these senses in English:

  • altimeter An apparatus for measuring altitude.
  • altitude The absolute height of a location, usually measured from sea level.
  • ceiling (aviation) The highest altitude at which an aircraft can safely maintain flight.

altitude — full definition

  1. noun The height of something above sea level or the ground.
  2. noun In geometry, the perpendicular distance from a shape's vertex to the opposite side.

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