- high-altitude altimeter
- высотомер больших высот
Englsh-Russian aviation and space dictionary. - M.: Military publishing house USSR Ministry of Defence. edited by M. Murashkevich. 1974.
Englsh-Russian aviation and space dictionary. - M.: Military publishing house USSR Ministry of Defence. edited by M. Murashkevich. 1974.
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altimeter — al|ti|me|ter [ˈæltıˌmi:tə US ælˈtımıtər] n [Date: 1900 2000; : Latin; Origin: altus ( ALTITUDE) + English meter] an instrument in an aircraft that tells you how high you are … Dictionary of contemporary English
altimeter — [ altɪmi:tə] noun an instrument for determining altitude attained, especially a barometric or radar device fitted in an aircraft. Origin early 20th cent.: from L. altus high + meter … English new terms dictionary
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