altimetre

See also: altímetre and altimètre

English

Etymology

From Latin altus (“high”) +‎ -metre.

Noun

altimetre (plural altimetres)

  1. (nonstandard and now largely obsolete) Alternative form of altimeter
    • 1919, W. Crispin Sheppard, Don Hale with the Flying Squadron‎:
      To fire this stationary weapon the pilot would have no need to remove his hand from the controls. The instruments consisted of a compass, an altimetre to register the height, a speed indicator and several others. Then there was a map in a roller case.

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