Meanings
nounaltimetre (plural altimetres)
plural altimetres
- alternativenonstandard and now largely obsoleteAlternative form of altimeter.
To fire this stationary weapon the pilot would have no need to remove his hand from the controls. The instruments consisted of a compass, an altimetre to register the height, a speed indicator and several others. Then there was a map in a roller case.
1919, W. Crispin Sheppard, Don Hale with the Flying Squadron
Origin
- Latinaltus“high”
- Englishaltimetre
From Latin altus (“high”) + -metre.
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altimetre. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/altimetre
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