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Hypsometer

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. An instrument using the atmospheric pressure as measured by the change in the boiling point of water to determine land elevations.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

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

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. A thermometrical barometer for measuring altitudes.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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

Word Usage

"The instruments we carried were a theodolite, a hypsometer, two aneroids, one of which was no larger than an ordinary watch, two thermometers, one chronometer watch, one ordinary watch, and one photographic camera (Kodak 3 x 3 inches), adapted for using either plates or films."

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Words that are more generic or abstract

altimeter