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hypsometer |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hypsometer \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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