orometer
(ɒˈrɒmɪtə(r))
[f. Gr. ὄρος mountain + µέτρον measure; see -meter.]
An instrument for measuring the altitudes of mountains.
| 1879 Cassell's Techn. Educ. IV. 92/1 The clinometer or orometer for levelling and finding altitudes. |
orometer
(ɒˈrɒmɪtə(r))
[f. Gr. ὄρος mountain + µέτρον measure; see -meter.]
An instrument for measuring the altitudes of mountains.
| 1879 Cassell's Techn. Educ. IV. 92/1 The clinometer or orometer for levelling and finding altitudes. |
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