English Dictionary

pressure altimeter

名詞

(aviation) 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.

日本語の意味

航空機などに用いられる、周囲の気圧を測定し、既知の高度における基準気圧と比較することで、気圧高度（実際の高度）を算出する装置。

Before takeoff, the pilot cross-checked the pressure altimeter to ensure the aircraft's instruments were correctly calibrated.

離陸前に、パイロットは機体の計器が正しく校正されていることを確かめるために気圧高度計を確認した。

意味（1）

(aviation) 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.

pressure altimeters （ plural ）