Dictionary Entry
hypsometer
hypsometer is a 10-letter English word with 2 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 20 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
10 letters · Scrabble 20 · Words With Friends 20 · 2 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
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.
- 2noun
an altimeter that uses the boiling point of water to determine land elevation
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