Associations to the word «Hypsometer»

Wiktionary

HYPSOMETER, noun. An instrument that measures altitude indirectly by measuring the boiling point of water (which varies with atmospheric pressure).

Dictionary definition

HYPSOMETER, noun. An altimeter that uses the boiling point of water to determine land elevation.

Wise words

More wisdom is latent in things as they are than in all the words men use.
Antoine De Saint-Exupery