Al·tīm'e-ter, n.
n. [L. Lat. altimeter, from altus, high, and metrum, Gr. μέτρον, measure; Fr. altimètre.] An instrument for taking altitudes, as a quadrant, sextant, or theodolite.
n. [L. Lat. altimeter, from altus, high, and metrum, Gr. μέτρον, measure; Fr. altimètre.] An instrument for taking altitudes, as a quadrant, sextant, or theodolite.