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测高计

资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Hypsometer \Hyp*som"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ? height + -meter.]
   (Physics)
   An instrument for measuring heights by observation of
   barometric pressure; esp., one for determining heights by
   ascertaining the boiling point of water. It consists of a
   vessel for water, with a lamp for heating it, and an inclosed
   thermometer for showing the temperature of ebullition.

资料来源 : WordNet®

hypsometer
     n : an altimeter that uses the boiling point of water to
         determine land elevation