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Altimeter vs Antimeter - What's the difference?

altimeter | antimeter |

As nouns the difference between altimeter and antimeter

is that altimeter is an apparatus for measuring altitude while antimeter is (obsolete) a modification of the quadrant, for measuring small angles.

altimeter

English

Alternative forms

* altimetre (nonstandard)

Noun

(en noun)
  • An apparatus for measuring altitude.

    • Related terms

    * altimetric * altimetry * absolute altimeter

    antimeter

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A modification of the quadrant, for measuring small angles.
    • (Webster 1913)