Definition of Orometer

1. n. An aneroid barometer having a second scale that gives the approximate elevation above sea level of the place where the observation is made.

Definition of Orometer

1. a type of barometer [n -S] - See also: barometer

Lexicographical Neighbors of Orometer

orographical
orographies
orography
orohippus
oroide
oroides
oroidin
oroidins
orolingual
orological
orologies
orologist
orologists
orology
oromandibular dystonia
orometer (current term)
orometers
oronasal
oronasal fistula
oronasal membrane
oronym
oronyms
oropesa
oropesas
oropharyngeal
oropharyngeal membrane
oropharynges
oropharynx
oropharynxes

Literary usage of Orometer

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Topographical examination papers by William Paterson (1882)
"Draw a series of contours and fill them in by the orometer, leaving the ... Can you describe how the " horizontal equivalents" on your orometer were ..."

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