/ ˈæltɪmiːtə(r); NAmE ælˈtɪmətər/ noun
an instrument for showing height above sea level, used especially in an aircraft
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WORD ORIGIN
early 20th cent.: from Latin altus high + -meter (see meter ).
/ ˈæltɪmiːtə(r); NAmE ælˈtɪmətər/ noun
an instrument for showing height above sea level, used especially in an aircraft
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WORD ORIGIN
early 20th cent.: from Latin altus high + -meter (see meter ).
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005