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PRONUNCIATION OF VARIOMETER

variometer  [ˌvɛərɪˈɒmɪtə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VARIOMETER

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Variometer is a noun.
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WHAT DOES VARIOMETER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Variometer

A variometer (also known as a rate of climb and descent Indicator (RCDI), rate-of-climb indicator, vertical speed indicator (VSI), or vertical velocity indicator (VVI)) is one of the flight instruments in an aircraft used to inform the pilot of the near instantaneous (rather than averaged) rate of descent or climb. It can be calibrated in knots, feet per minute (101.333 ft/min = 1 kn) or metres per second, depending on country and type of aircraft. In powered flight the pilot makes frequent use of the VSI to ascertain that level flight is being maintained, especially during turning maneuvers. In gliding, the instrument is used almost continuously during normal flight, often with an audible output, to inform the pilot of rising or sinking air. It is usual for gliders to be equipped with more than one type of variometer. The simpler type does not need an external source of power and can therefore be relied upon to function regardless of whether a battery or power source has been fitted. The electronic type with audio needs a power source to be operative during the flight.

Definition of variometer in the English dictionary

The first definition of variometer in the dictionary is an instrument for measuring variations in a magnetic field, used esp for studying the magnetic field of the earth. Other definition of variometer is a variable inductor consisting of a movable coil mounted inside and connected in series with a fixed coil. Variometer is also a sensitive rate-of-climb indicator, used mainly in gliders.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH VARIOMETER


absorptiometer
əbˌsɔːpʃɪˈɒmɪtə
areometer
ˌɛərɪˈɒmɪtə
audiometer
ˌɔːdɪˈɒmɪtə
biometer
baɪˈɒmɪtə
effusiometer
ɪˌfjuːzɪˈɒmɪtə
eudiometer
ˌjuːdɪˈɒmɪtə
geometer
dʒɪˈɒmɪtə
goniometer
ˌɡəʊnɪˈɒmɪtə
gradiometer
ˌɡrædɪˈɒmɪtə
heliometer
ˌhiːlɪˈɒmɪtə
opsiometer
ˌɒpsɪˈɒmɪtə
pluviometer
ˌpluːvɪˈɒmɪtə
potentiometer
pəˌtɛnʃɪˈɒmɪtə
pyrheliometer
pəˌhiːlɪˈɒmɪtə
radiogoniometer
ˌreɪdɪəʊˌɡəʊnɪˈɒmɪtə
radiometer
ˌreɪdɪˈɒmɪtə
rheometer
rɪˈɒmɪtə
stadiometer
ˌsteɪdɪˈɒmɪtə
taseometer
ˌtæsɪˈɒmɪtə
tensiometer
ˌtɛnsɪˈɒmɪtə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VARIOMETER

variola
variola porcina
variolar
variolate
variolation
variolator
variole
variolisation
variolite
variolitic
variolization
varioloid
variolous
variorum
various
variously
variousness
variscite
varisized
varistor

WORDS THAT END LIKE VARIOMETER

accelerometer
barometer
centimeter
Demeter
diameter
diffractometer
meter
micrometer
millimeter
multimeter
nanometer
odometer
parameter
perimeter
peter
spectrometer
spectrophotometer
speedometer
tachometer
thermometer
voltmeter

Synonyms and antonyms of variometer in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «variometer» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VARIOMETER

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

Translator English - Chinese

变仪
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

variometro
570 millions of speakers

English

variometer
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

variometer
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

variometer
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вариометр
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

variometer
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভারিত্তমিত্র
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

variomètre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Variometer
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Variometer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

バリオメーター
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

바리오 미터
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Variometer
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

variometer
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

variometer
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फरक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

varyometre
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

variometro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wariometr
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

варіометр
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

variometrului
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βάριο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vario meter
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

variometer
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

variometeret
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of variometer

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VARIOMETER»

The term «variometer» is normally little used and occupies the 110.529 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «VARIOMETER» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VARIOMETER»

Discover the use of variometer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to variometer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Popular Science
The first two are used between the variometers and the grids of the succeeding tubes, while the last is used across the movable arm of the potentiometer and the negative A battery lead. The photograph of the variometer (Fig. 2) shows the ...
2
Popular Science
Now, if we examine various diagrams of simple receivers, we shall observe that in addition to the variometer circuit described in the beginning of this article, we can have a double circuit that can be quite an elaborate affair. For example, it can  ...
3
Popular Science
ent tendency to reduce sliding contacts in radio equipments, the variometer is finding wide and profitable use as a means for changing the inductance values of the primary circuit in receiving outfits. Pictures on Cloth and How to Make Them By ...
4
Glider Flying Handbook
In still air, when the glider dives, the variometer indicates a descent. When the glider pulls out of the dive and begins a rapid climb, the variometer indicates an ascent. This indication is sometimes called a “stick thermal.” A glider lacking a ...
Federal Aviation Administration, 2007
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Popular Science
Tuning Unit Useful in Many Radio Circuits Does Away with Difficult Rotor and Stator Windings NEARLY every radio fan who has tried to make a variometer of the standard type has found difficulty in winding the concave rotor coil and in sticking ...
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Popular Science
In my work recently with this form of amplification, my tuning element consisted solely of a short wave variometer in the aerial circuit with a half inch lead from the aerial side of the variometer to the grid of the first tube, and another lead of the ...
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Popular Science
For the vario coupler, it will also be necessary for you to procure two switch arms, COUPLES KNOB\ SINGLE GRID PLATE TURNSWITCH VARIOMETER KNOB / VARIOMETER KNOB BINDING-POSTS FOR RECEIVERS FOR JOA'OLT ...
8
THE TOTAL MAGNETIC FIELD VARIOMETER.
Because of the increasing use which is being made of the total earth's magnetic field, continuous monitoring of its variations is becoming important.
J. A. Tiedeman, JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV SILVER SPRING MD APPLIED PHYSICS LAB., 1953
9
Applied Geophysics in the Search for Minerals
A similar asymmetry occurs in the case of readings taken with the horizontal variometer. It is helpful in this connexion to indicate the type of curves obtained when both the horizontal and vertical Askania variometers are passed over a small bar ...
A. S. Eve, D. A. Keys, 2011
10
Applied Geophysics
A similar asymmetry occurs in the case of readings taken with the horizontal variometer. It is helpful in this connexion to indicate the type of curves obtained when both the horizontal and vertical Askania variometers are passed over a small bar ...
‎1989

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VARIOMETER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term variometer is used in the context of the following news items.
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Hang gliding is gaining popularity in South Florida
The "imaginary circle" is programmed into the pilots' variometer, or vertical velocity indicator, the only flight instrument that hang glider pilots use. It measures ... «Sun Sentinel, Jul 15»
2
21 May 2000: The Story of Lindsay Muir's Hot Air Balloon World …
I spent the whole time in the dark listening to the audible variometer. Every time the 'sink alarm' went on I put the burner on. I survived the night by listening to the ... «World Air Sports Federation, Jul 15»
3
Fast schwerelos über der Sieg
Gleitschirmpiloten wie Marcus Ruhnow haben einen Variometer, mit dem sie jederzeit zum Beispiel die Flughöhe ermitteln können. Aufgrund der Nähe des ... «General-Anzeiger, Jul 15»
4
Gliders from Harris Hill Soaring Can Stay in the Air for Hours
... where he is on the course, along with basic instruments: the airspeed indicator, a compass, an altimeter, and a variometer, which measures the rate of climb. «ithaca.com, Jun 15»
5
Flytec Connect 1 test pilot selection
Flytec describe the Connect 1 as a 'smartvario'. Initially it will be a “high quality variometer and altimeter with WiFi connectivity and automatic software updates”. «Cross Country magazine, Mar 15»
6
XC Tracer time lag-free vario
Swiss engineer Koni Schafroth has been developing the XC Tracer, a small lightweight variometer with real-time response, and has set up an Indiegogo ... «Cross Country magazine, Mar 15»
7
G8HUH Spots VK5CV on 477 KHz
VK5CV reported using 50 watts carrier power to 160m inverted L with a base loaded variometer. NB: This may of been one of the 'Flash' propagation events ... «Southgate Amateur Radio Club, Jan 15»
8
Pair out to set gas ballooning records
The gondola will also be fitted with a host of standard flight instruments and electronics, such as an altimeter, a variometer for measuring the rate of climb and ... «Albuquerque Journal, Jan 15»
9
Podjetniške zvezde: LX navigation – v 10 tisoči letalih in 11 tisoč vozlih
Pred več kot tremi desetletji je začel Črt Rojnik najprej izdelovati zvočni variometer. Variometri – naprave, ki kažejo dviganje in spuščanje zraka, skozi katerega ... «Delo, Dec 14»
10
ASI FlynetXC: GPS vario weighing just 50g
Inside this little square box of tricks is an acurate GPS, sensitive pressure sensor and audio variometer and accelerator with battery that lasts 12 hours. «Cross Country magazine, Oct 14»

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