† orometern.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: oro- comb. form¹, -meter comb. form².

Etymology: < oro- comb. form¹ + -meter comb. form². Compare earlier orometric adj. N.E.D. (1903) gives the pronunciation as (orǫ·mĭtəɹ) /ɒˈrɒmɪtə(r)/.

Obsolete.

An instrument for measuring the heights of mountains.

ΚΠ

1858 Proc. Royal Soc. 9 143 (title) On the practical use of the aneroid barometer as an orometer.

1879 Cassell's Techn. Educator (new ed.) IV. 92/1 The clinometer or orometer for levelling and finding altitudes.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	orometer
释义	† orometern. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: oro- comb. form¹, -meter comb. form². Etymology: < oro- comb. form¹ + -meter comb. form². Compare earlier orometric adj. N.E.D. (1903) gives the pronunciation as (orǫ·mĭtəɹ) /ɒˈrɒmɪtə(r)/. Obsolete. An instrument for measuring the heights of mountains. ΚΠ 1858 Proc. Royal Soc. 9 143 (title) On the practical use of the aneroid barometer as an orometer. 1879 Cassell's Techn. Educator (new ed.) IV. 92/1 The clinometer or orometer for levelling and finding altitudes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.1858
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