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Meaning of "altimetry" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ALTIMETRY

altimetry  [ælˈtɪmɪtrɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ALTIMETRY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Altimetry is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ALTIMETRY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Altimeter

An altimeter or an altitude meter is an instrument used to measure the altitude of an object above a fixed level. The measurement of altitude is called altimetry, which is related to the term bathymetry, the measurement of depth underwater.

Definition of altimetry in the English dictionary

The definition of altimetry in the dictionary is the science of measuring altitudes, as with an altimeter.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ALTIMETRY


asymmetry
æˈsɪmɪtrɪ
bathymetry
bəˈθɪmɪtrɪ
calorimetry
ˌkæləˈrɪmɪtrɪ
dissymmetry
dɪˈsɪmɪtrɪ
dosimetry
dəʊˈsɪmɪtrɪ
fluorimetry
flʊəˈrɪmɪtrɪ
gravimetry
ɡræˈvɪmɪtrɪ
odorimetry
ˌəʊdəˈrɪmɪtrɪ
oximetry
ɒkˈsɪmɪtrɪ
pelvimetry
pɛlˈvɪmɪtrɪ
planimetry
plæˈnɪmɪtrɪ
plessimetry
plɛˈsɪmɪtrɪ
pleximetry
plɛkˈsɪmɪtrɪ
salimetry
sæˈlɪmɪtrɪ
supersymmetry
ˌsuːpəˈsɪmɪtrɪ
symmetry
ˈsɪmɪtrɪ
tasimetry
təˈsɪmɪtrɪ
turbidimetry
ˌtɜːbɪˈdɪmɪtrɪ
velocimetry
ˌveləˈsɪmɪtrɪ
viscosimetry
ˌvɪskəʊˈsɪmɪtrɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ALTIMETRY

altho
althorn
Althorp House
although
Althusser
altigraph
altimeter
altimetrical
altimetrically
Altiplano
altisonant
altissimo
altitonant
altitude
altitude sickness
altitude training
altitudinal
altitudinarian
altitudinous

WORDS THAT END LIKE ALTIMETRY

anthropometry
astrometry
audiometry
biometry
coordinate geometry
cytometry
geometry
interferometry
isometry
morphometry
optometry
poetry
psychometry
radiometry
spectrometry
spectrophotometry
stoichiometry
telemetry
trigonometry
variable-geometry
viscometry

Synonyms and antonyms of altimetry in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «altimetry» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ALTIMETRY

Find out the translation of altimetry to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of altimetry from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «altimetry» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

测高
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

altimetría
570 millions of speakers

English

altimetry
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

altimetry
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قياس الارتفاعات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

измерения высоты
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

altimetria
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উচ্চতামিতি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

altimétrie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Altimetri
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Höhenmessung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

高度測量
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

고도계
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Altimetri
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đo độ cao
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உயரம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अल्टीमेट्री
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

altimetre
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

altimetria
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pomiaru wysoko
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вимірювання висоти
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

altimetrie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αλτιμετρία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hoogte meting
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

höjdmätning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Høydemåling
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of altimetry

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ALTIMETRY»

The term «altimetry» is regularly used and occupies the 57.351 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ALTIMETRY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «altimetry» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «altimetry» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about altimetry

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2 QUOTES WITH «ALTIMETRY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word altimetry.
1
Nils-Axel Morner
The late 20th century sea level rise rate lacks any sign of acceleration. Satellite altimetry indicates virtually no changes in the last decade.
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ALTIMETRY»

Discover the use of altimetry in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to altimetry and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Satellite Altimetry and Earth Sciences: A Handbook of ...
Satellite Altimetry and Earth Sciences has integrated the expertise of the leading international researchers to demonstrate the techniques, missions, and accuracy of satellite altimetry, including altimeter measurements, orbit determination ...
Lee-Lueng Fu, Anny Cazenave, 2000
2
Coastal Altimetry
This book describes the application of coastal altimetry, reviewing its principal problems and means of improvement.
Stefano Vignudelli, Andrey G. Kostianoy, Paolo Cipollini, 2011
3
Satellite altimetry in geodesy and oceanography
The book content corresponds to a course of the International Summer School of Theoretical Geodesy held every 4 years under the sponsorship of the International Association of Geodesy.
Reiner Rummel, Fernando Sansò, 1993
4
Satellite Altimetry for Geodesy, Geophysics and ...
This volume covers a broad range of altimetry applications, including marine gravity and geoid, sea level change, ocean tide modeling, ocean circulations, marine plate tectonics, mesoscale eddies and bathymetry predictions.
Cheinway Hwang, C.K. Shum, Jiancheng Li, 2013
5
Estimating the rotation rate of mesoscale ocean rings from ...
The mesoscale ocean environment has considerable impact on underwater acoustics.
Theodore J Bennett, 1993
6
Physics of Tsunamis
6.3. Tsunami. Detection. in. the. Open. Ocean. by. Satellite. Altimetry. Revelation of the place and time a tsunami wave originates is based on seismic information obtained immediately after the earthquake. The absence of observational data ...
Boris Levin, Boris W. Levin, Mikhail Nosov, 2008
7
The Determination of Geophysical Parameters From Space: ...
1. Basics. of. radar. altimetry. 1.1 Introduction Satellite radar altimetry uses the ranging capability of radar sensors to measure surface topography. Spaceborne altimeters have principally been flown as part of oceanographic or ocean geodesy ...
N.E Fancey, I Gardiner, R.A Vaughan, 1996
8
Sea Level Changes: Determination and Effects
Oceans and Ice Branch, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland We have made a synoptic estimate of large-scale sea level change over the Pacific between the summers of 1978 and 1987 using Seasat and Geosat altimetry ...
P. L. Woodworth, 1992
9
Remote Sensing of the European Seas
Radar. Altimetry: Introduction. and. Application. to. Air-Sea. Interaction. David Kevin Woolf 1,2 and Christine Gommenginger 2 1 nium Institute, Thurso, United Kingdom Environmental Research Institute, North Highland College, UHI Millen2  ...
Vittorio Barale, Martin Gade, 2008
10
Radar Altimetry Methods for Solid Earth Geodynamics Studies
Satellite radar altimetry, which was initially designed for accurate measurements of sea surface height, has been demonstrated to be applicable to non-ocean surfaces as well.
Hyong Ki Lee, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ALTIMETRY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term altimetry is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Atmospheric temperatures rise to record levels as glaciers disintegrate
However, new analyses, based on data collected through airborne laser altimetry, show that two glaciers located upstream were reduced in ... «World Socialist Web Site, Jul 15»
2
DRS, NASA Goddard Scientist Develop Mid-Infrared Detector for …
NASA added that the detector can also be used for laser altimetry in the proposed Lidar Surface Topography mission as well as other ... «ExecutiveBiz, Jul 15»
3
Thales Alenia Space at the 2015 European Conference for …
Because of its unrivaled expertise in dual (civil/military) missions, constellations, flexible payloads, altimetry, meteorology and high-resolution ... «Newswire Today, Jun 15»
4
SpaceX Failure Leaves Long List of Customers in the Lurch
On the government side, ocean-altimetry users worldwide had been awaiting the August launch of the Jason-3 satellite to take over from the ... «Military Technologies, Jun 15»
5
Jason-3 Satellite Arrives at California Launch Site
For more about NASA's ocean surface altimetry missions, please go here. NASA uses the vantage point of space to increase our understanding ... «Space Daily, Jun 15»
6
EUMETSAT Council Concludes the Approval of the EPS Second …
EUMETSAT is also a partner in the Jason-2 ocean altimetry mission, launched on 20 June 2008 and exploited jointly with NOAA, NASA and ... «Space Ref, Jun 15»
7
Droning on about risk: the potential difficulties of insuring remotely …
... of altimetry, personnel and operator licensing, training and examinations, and submission of operations to the Director for approval in respect ... «Lexology, Jun 15»
8
Alaskan Glaciers Add Significantly To Global Sea Level Rise
The team collected airborne lidar altimetry data as part of NASA's Operation IceBridge and integrated the new data with information from the ... «reportingclimatescience.com, Jun 15»
9
NASA-backed project developing technology to explore Europa
The HiCARS-2 airborne geophysical platform is equipped with ice-penetrating radar and can take readings in laser altimetry, gravimetry, ... «The Space Reporter, Jun 15»
10
For Hurricane Forecasters, Jason-3 Can't Launch Soon Enough
Jason-3 is the fourth satellite in a series of altimetry missions dating back to the 1992 launch of the TOPEX/Poseidon satellite, which was ... «Military Technologies, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Altimetry [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/altimetry>. Apr 2024 ».
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