Altitude chamber
a chamber for simulating the conditions of air pressure and temperature for a given alt-tude in order to test the behavior of people and equipment in such an environment.
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an adjustable sundial utilizing the alt-tude of the sun, at a given lat-tude and time of year, as a means of telling the time. historical examples the alt-tude dial’s finger almost jumped from forty thousand to thirty-five. hawk c-rs- anthony gilmore the alt-tude dial’s pointer reached for one thousand and slid past. hawk c-rs- anthony […]
- Altitude sickness
a condition affecting some persons at high alt-tudes, caused by insufficient oxygen in the blood and characterized by dizziness, nausea, and shortness of breath. contemporary examples but everything i read said women like me, who got seasickness, alt-tude sickness, motion sickness, were more likely to suffer hg. prue clarke on her battles with kate middleton’s […]
- Altitudinal
relating to or height. historical examples the distributions of animals are influenced by geographic, vegetational, and alt-tudinal factors. mammals of mesa verde national park, colorado sydney anderson the wilson snipe migrates here to but little extent, and these migrations are alt-tudinal rather than lat-tudinal. game birds and game fishes of the pacific coast harry thom […]
- Altitudinal hemianopsia
alt-tudinal hemianopsia alt-tudinal hemianopsia al·ti·tu·di·nal hemianopsia (āl’tĭ-tōōd’n-əl, -tyōōd’-) n. hemianopsia affecting the upper or lower half of the visual field.
- Altm.
altm. altimeter