Altigraph
an altimeter equipped with a device for recording its measurements on a graph.
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- 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 […]
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the science of measuring alt-tudes, as by altimeters. historical examples -ssociated words: altimetry, altimeter, hypsometry, hypsometer. putnam’s word book louis a. flemming noun the science of measuring alt-tudes, 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.
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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 […]