Altigraph
an altimeter equipped with a device for recording its measurements on a graph.
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(of language) high-flown or pretentious. Historical Examples An altiloquent was one day about taking a journey into the country. Talkers John Bate You remind me of an occasion some time past when reading a book of an altiloquent style. Talkers John Bate
- Altimeter
a sensitive aneroid barometer that is graduated and calibrated, used chiefly in aircraft for finding distance above sea level, terrain, or some other reference point by a comparison of air pressures. any device used for the same purpose that operates by some other means, as by radio waves. Contemporary Examples Some trackers come with a […]
- Altimetry
the science of measuring altitudes, as by altimeters. Historical Examples Associated words: altimetry, altimeter, hypsometry, hypsometer. Putnam’s Word Book Louis A. Flemming noun the science of measuring altitudes, as with an altimeter n. 1690s, from Medieval Latin altimetria, from Latin alti- “high” (see old) + Greek -metria (see -metry).
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an elevated terrace or plateau sculptured by periglacial geomorphic processes.
- Altiplano
a plateau region in South America, situated in the Andes of Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru. (lowercase) Geology, . an elevated terrace or plateau sculptured by periglacial geomorphic processes. Contemporary Examples So, from his cell at Altiplano prison, El Chapo is trying a new approach. Could El Chapo Go Free? Michael Daly November 18, 2014 Historical […]