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Altimeter
Instrument used to determine the height of an object above a certain point / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with attitude indicator.
An altimeter or an altitude meter is an instrument used to measure the altitude of an object above a fixed level.[1] The measurement of altitude is called altimetry, which is related to the term bathymetry, the measurement of depth under water.
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