| 单词 | orometer |
| 释义 | orometer in British English (ɒˈrɒmɪtə) noun an aneroid barometer with an altitude scale Word origin C19: from oro-1 (mountain, altitude) + -meterorometer in American English (ɔˈrɑmɪtər, ouˈrɑm-) noun an aneroid barometer with a scale giving elevations above sea level, used to determine land-surface altitudes Derived forms orometric adjective Word origin [1875–80; oro-1 + -meter]This word is first recorded in the period 1875–80. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cross-fertilization, graph, knockabout, massage, weekender-meter is a combining form meaning “measure,” used in the names of instruments measuringquantity, extent, degree, etc. Other words that use the affix -meter include: chronometer, nephelometer, telemeter, thermometer, variometer |
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