altigraphn.

Brit.

/ˈaltᵻɡrɑːf/,

/ˈaltᵻɡraf/,

/ˈɔːltᵻɡrɑːf/,

/ˈɔːltᵻɡraf/,

/ˈɒltᵻɡrɑːf/,

/ˈɒltᵻɡraf/, U.S.

/ˈæltɪˌɡræf/,

/ˈɑltɪˌɡræf/

Forms: 1900s– altigraph, 1900s– altograph (rare).

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: alti- comb. form, -graph comb. form.

Etymology: < alti- comb. form + -graph comb. form, probably after altimeter n.With the form altograph compare -o- connective.

Aeronautics and Science Fiction.

An altimeter, esp. one that produces a graphical record of its measurements.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > measurement > measuring instrument > [noun] > for measuring altitude

hypsometer1864

thermobarometer1864

altimeter1904

altigraph1914

radio altimeter1927

absolute altimeter1930

barometric altimeter1930

1914 Circular U.S. Bureau of Standards No. 46. 17 An optical method of testing the regularity of the motion of the drum of an altigraph is used.

1936 Boys' Life Aug. 12 Instruments of a strange design. An altograph, a solar compass, two air condensers hard at work and a bold-faced thermometer dialed for outer space.

1937 C. G. Philp Conquest of Stratosphere x. 83 The equipment consisted of special ventilators, altigraphs, thermographs, photographic cameras and other apparatus.

1979 W. E. K. Middleton Physics National Res. Council Canada, 1929–1952 iv. 45 Two limited-scale altigraphs for photographic aircraft were constructed.

a1988 R. A. Heinlein For us, Living (2005) 210 Perry watched the numbers click past on the altigraph, two thousand—three—five—nine—thirteen—up and up.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	altigraph
释义	altigraphn. Brit. /ˈaltᵻɡrɑːf/, /ˈaltᵻɡraf/, /ˈɔːltᵻɡrɑːf/, /ˈɔːltᵻɡraf/, /ˈɒltᵻɡrɑːf/, /ˈɒltᵻɡraf/, U.S. /ˈæltɪˌɡræf/, /ˈɑltɪˌɡræf/ Forms: 1900s– altigraph, 1900s– altograph (rare). Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: alti- comb. form, -graph comb. form. Etymology: < alti- comb. form + -graph comb. form, probably after altimeter n.With the form altograph compare -o- connective. Aeronautics and Science Fiction. An altimeter, esp. one that produces a graphical record of its measurements. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measuring instrument > [noun] > for measuring altitude hypsometer1864 thermobarometer1864 altimeter1904 altigraph1914 radio altimeter1927 absolute altimeter1930 barometric altimeter1930 1914 Circular U.S. Bureau of Standards No. 46. 17 An optical method of testing the regularity of the motion of the drum of an altigraph is used. 1936 Boys' Life Aug. 12 Instruments of a strange design. An altograph, a solar compass, two air condensers hard at work and a bold-faced thermometer dialed for outer space. 1937 C. G. Philp Conquest of Stratosphere x. 83 The equipment consisted of special ventilators, altigraphs, thermographs, photographic cameras and other apparatus. 1979 W. E. K. Middleton Physics National Res. Council Canada, 1929–1952 iv. 45 Two limited-scale altigraphs for photographic aircraft were constructed. a1988 R. A. Heinlein For us, Living (2005) 210 Perry watched the numbers click past on the altigraph, two thousand—three—five—nine—thirteen—up and up. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1914
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