Definition
An instrument that measures altitude or height above sea level, commonly used in aircraft, mountaineering, and hiking.
Etymology
From Latin 'altus' (high) and Greek 'metron' (measure). The term was coined in the early 20th century as aviation technology developed and precise altitude measurement became critical.
Kelly Says
Modern commercial pilots actually use altimeters so sophisticated they can warn of terrain hazards automatically—without this technology, mountains would still claim hundreds of planes yearly.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ምንደር ማለት
min-der ma-let
ARالعربية
مقياس الارتفاع
maqaas al-irtafa'
BNবাংলা
উচ্চতা পরিমাপক
uchchhata pari-mapak
CACatalà
altimètric
al-ti-me-tric
CSČeština
výškoměr
vys-ko-mer
DADansk
højdemåler
hoy-de-ma-ler
DEDeutsch
Höhenmesser
hoh-nen-mes-er
ELΕλληνικά
αλτιμέτρη
al-ti-me-tre
ESEspañol
altímetro
al-tee-mee-tro
FAفارسی
التیمتر
al-ti-me-ter
FISuomi
korkeusmittari
kor-keus-mit-ta-ri
FRFrançais
altimètre
al-tee-me-tr
GUGU
હાઈડ્રોમીટર
hai-dro-mee-ter
HAHA
altimeter
al-ti-me-ter
HIहिन्दी
ऊँचाई मीटर
oonchaai meeter
HUMagyar
magasságmérő
ma-gas-sag-me-ro
IDBahasa Indonesia
altimeter
al-ti-me-ter
IGIG
altimeter
al-ti-me-ter
ITItaliano
altimetro
al-ti-me-tro
KKKK
алтиметр
alti-me-ter
KMKM
ឧបករណ៍ស្វែងរកកម្ពស់
ubok-or-na-s-v-ae-ng-rok-kam-pos
MRMR
उंची मोजमापक
unchi mo-ja-map-ak
MSBahasa Melayu
altimeter
al-ti-me-ter
MYမြန်မာ
အမြင့်မှာ
a-m-y-n-g-h-ma
NLNederlands
hoogtemeter
ho-gte-me-ter
NONorsk
høydemeter
hoy-de-me-ter
PAPA
ਉਚਾਈ ਮੀਟਰ
ouch-ai mee-ter
PLPolski
altimetr
al-ti-metr
PTPortuguês
altimétr
al-ti-me-tr
RORomână
altimetru
al-ti-me-tru
RUРусский
высотомер
vysotomer
SVSvenska
höjdmätare
hoy-d-ma-tare
SWKiswahili
altimeter
al-ti-me-ter
TAதமிழ்
உயர அளவி器
uyar alavi-ki
TEతెలుగు
ఎత్తు కొలชే
ettu kola-che
THไทย
เครื่องวัดความสูง
khrueang wat khawm suang
TLTL
altimeter
al-ti-me-ter
TRTürkçe
yükseklik ölçer
yük-sek-lik ölç-er
UKУкраїнська
висотомір
vysoto-mir
URاردو
بلندی میٹر
balandi meeter
VITiếng Việt
nhiệt kế
nheet ke
YOYO
altimeter
al-ti-me-ter
ZUZU
altimeter
al-ti-me-ter