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altimeter

/al-tim-i-ter, al-tuh-mee-ter/US // ælˈtɪm ɪ tər, ˈæl təˌmi tər //UK // (ælˈtɪmɪtə, ˈæltɪˌmiːtə) //

高度计,测高仪,高度表,测高计

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a sensitive aneroid barometer that is graduated and calibrated, used chiefly in aircraft for finding distance above sea level, terrain, or some other reference point by a comparison of air pressures.
    • : any device used for the same purpose that operates by some other means, as by radio waves.

Examples

  • They include a three-axis accelerometer, an optical heart rate monitor, altimeter, GPS, and relative SpO2 sensor.

  • It has a three-axis compass, a barometric altimeter, and multiple GPS connections built right in.

  • On top of that, it also comes with a sophisticated array of sensors, including an optical heart rate monitor, built-in GPS, 3-axis accelerometer, altimeter, and more-all working to provide you with the most accurate health data possible.

  • If you do jump from Series 5 to Series 6, you’ll get faster charging, blood oxygen monitoring, the U1 chip, and an always-on altimeter, which I have never actively used.

  • The helicopter has its own on-board computer, heater, guidance system, cameras and laser altimeter.

  • Some trackers come with a built in altimeter to keep you honest on the number of stairs you take each day.

  • A tracker with an altimeter will give you a far more accurate picture of calories-burned.

  • The best fitness trackers have a built-in altimeter, which measures elevation.

  • And always the quivering needle crept up to new marks of speed, while their altimeter marked off the passing levels.

  • He glanced up at the altimeter needle, which was sliding by the 24,000-foot mark.

  • When he checked the altimeter again, it registered just over 30,000 feet.

  • The altimeter showed slightly over forty-two miles when stage two detached itself.

  • Altimeter, al-tim′e-tėr, n. an instrument for measuring heights.