Associations to the word «Hypsometer»

Wiktionary

HYPSOMETER, noun. An instrument that measures altitude indirectly by measuring the boiling point of water (which varies with atmospheric pressure).

Dictionary definition

HYPSOMETER, noun. An altimeter that uses the boiling point of water to determine land elevation.

Wise words

It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.
Antoine de Saint-Exupery