hypsometer
(noun) an altimeter that uses the boiling point of water to determine land elevation
Source: WordNet® 3.1
hypsometer (plural hypsometers)
An instrument that measures altitude indirectly by measuring the boiling point of water (which varies with atmospheric pressure).
• phytomeres
Source: Wiktionary
Hyp*som"e*ter, n. Etym: [Gr. -meter.] (Physics)
Definition: An instrument for measuring heights by observation of barometric pressure; esp., one for determining heights by ascertaining the boiling point of water. It consists of a vessel for water, with a lamp for heating it, and an inclosed thermometer for showing the temperature of ebullition.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 November 2024
(noun) asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
