orometer

[ aw-rom-i-ter, oh-rom- ]

noun

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

orometer

/ ɒˈrɒmɪtə /

noun

1. an aneroid barometer with an altitude scale

Other Words From

• oro·metric adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of orometer¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of orometer¹

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