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高度計 (koudokei) Japanese meaning: altimeter | Kotomora

高こう度ど計けい

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Meanings

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altimeter

An instrument for measuring altitude, used in aircraft, mountaineering, and similar contexts.

パイロットは高こう度ど計けいを確かく認にんした。
The pilot checked the altimeter.

Kanji

高tall, high, expensive
度degrees, occurrence, time
計plot, plan, scheme

Related words

高こう度ど
高度 means 'altitude' or 'height'; 高度計 is the instrument that measures it.
気き圧あつ計けい
気圧計 is a barometer for atmospheric pressure, while 高度計 specifically measures altitude.

Word family

電でん波ぱ高こう度ど計けい
radio altimeter

Built from

高こう度ど+計けい

Etymology

Compound of 高度 (altitude) and 計 (meter, gauge).