pressure altimeter
noun1
Aeronautics, Aerospace, Aviation, Business, Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences A device which measures the altitude by performing measurement of the ambient pressure and comparing it against a reference pressure at a known altitude, to give a pressure altitude.
- Synonyms
- barometric altimeter, baroaltimeter
- Related terms
- pressure altitude, radar altimeter, radio altimeter, laser altimeter, lidar altimeter, GPS altimeter, satnav altimeter
- Hypernyms
- altimeter
- Coordinate terms
- pitot tube, pitot-static system