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orometer

[ aw-rom-i-ter, oh-rom- ]

noun

  1. an aneroid barometer with a scale giving elevations above sea level, used to determine land-surface altitudes.

orometer

/ ɒˈɒɪə /

noun

  1. an aneroid barometer with an altitude scale
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ǰo·۾ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of orometer1

First recorded in 1875–80; oro- 1 + -meter
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Word History and Origins

Origin of orometer1

C19: from oro- 1(mountain, altitude) + -meter

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