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Definition: ALTIMETRY


Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. The art of measuring altitudes, or heights.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

Date "Altimetry" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Specialty Definition: ALTIMETRY

Domain	Definition
Aerospace	1: Determination of the altitude of an object or surface with respect to a fixed level, like sea level. See altimeter. (references)
	2: The science or practice of measuring altitudes, as with an altimeter. (references)
Environment	The science of determining the difference of elevation by use of altimeters. (references)
Geography	The art and science of measuring altitudes and interpreting the results. Source: European Union. (references)
Space	The science and techniques involved in making relative or absolute height measurements. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.			Top

Specialty Expressions: ALTIMETRY

Expressions	Domain	Definition
Radar Altimetry	Space	The science and techniques involved in using a radar altimeter for precise measurements of distance between the sensor and the surface or feature. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.			Top

Definition: ALTIMETRY


Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. The art of measuring altitudes, or heights.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

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Date "ALTIMETRY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Specialty Definition: ALTIMETRY

Domain	Definition
Aerospace	1: Determination of the altitude of an object or surface with respect to a fixed level, like sea level. See altimeter. (references)
	2: The science or practice of measuring altitudes, as with an altimeter. (references)
Environment	The science of determining the difference of elevation by use of altimeters. (references)
Geography	The art and science of measuring altitudes and interpreting the results. Source: European Union. (references)
Space	The science and techniques involved in making relative or absolute height measurements. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.			Top

Specialty Expressions: ALTIMETRY

Expressions	Domain	Definition
Radar Altimetry	Space	The science and techniques involved in using a radar altimeter for precise measurements of distance between the sensor and the surface or feature. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.			Top