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Hypsometer

Hypsometer Meaning & Definition
Hypsometer Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Hypsometer?

[n] an altimeter that uses the boiling point of water to determine land elevation

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See Also | altimeter

Hypsometer In Webster's Dictionary

\Hyp*som"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ? height + -meter.] (Physics) An instrument for measuring heights by observation of barometric pressure; esp., one for determining heights by ascertaining the boiling point of water. It consists of a vessel for water, with a lamp for heating it, and an inclosed thermometer for showing the temperature of ebullition.

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