Altimetry
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Altimetry is a noun meaning The science of measuring altitude.
Meaning
The science of measuring altitude.
Example Sentences
The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the descent below Minimum Descent Altitude during a nonprecision approach under adverse operating conditions, without visual contact with the runway environment. The Board has been unable to determine the reason for this descent, although the two most likely explanations are (a) improper use of cockpit instrumentation data, or (b) an altimetry system error.
Word Forms
- altimetries
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bathymetry, barometry, aerometry, geomorphometry, thalassography, bathygraphy.
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