Pronunciation: s ē - ' lä-m ə -t ə r
Function: noun
Etymology: ceil ing + -o- + -meter
Date: 1943
: a photoelectric instrument for determining by triangulation the height of the cloud ceiling above the earth
Pronunciation: s ē - ' lä-m ə -t ə r
Function: noun
Etymology: ceil ing + -o- + -meter
Date: 1943
: a photoelectric instrument for determining by triangulation the height of the cloud ceiling above the earth
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012