orometer

[ aw-rom-i-ter, oh-rom- ]
/ ɔˈrɒm ɪ tər, oʊˈrɒm- /

noun

an aneroid barometer with a scale giving elevations above sea level, used to determine land-surface altitudes.

Origin of orometer

First recorded in 1875–80; oro-1 + -meter

OTHER WORDS FROM orometer

or·o·met·ric, adjective

Words nearby orometer

orographic cloud, orographic precipitation, orography, oroide, orolingual, orometer, oromo, oronasal, orono, orontes, oropendola

British Dictionary definitions for orometer

orometer
/ (ɒˈrɒmɪtə) /

noun

an aneroid barometer with an altitude scale

Word Origin for orometer

C19: from oro- 1 (mountain, altitude) + -meter