单词 | variometer |
释义 | variometer[ vair-ee-om-i-ter ] / ˌvɛər iˈɒm ɪ tər / nounElectricity. an instrument for measuring inductance, consisting essentially of an inductor with two or more coils whose relative position may be changed to vary the inductance. an instrument for indicating a change in a component of a magnetic field vector, especially one related to the earth's magnetic field. Aeronautics. an instrument that indicates the rate of climb or descent. Origin of variometer1895–1900; vari- (see various) + -o- + -meter Words nearby variometervarioliform, variolite, variolitic, varioloid, variolous, variometer, variorum, various, various and sundry, variscite, varisized Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for variometerBritish Dictionary definitions for variometervariometer / (ˌvɛərɪˈɒmɪtə) / nounan instrument for measuring variations in a magnetic field, used esp for studying the magnetic field of the earth electronics a variable inductor consisting of a movable coil mounted inside and connected in series with a fixed coil a sensitive rate-of-climb indicator, used mainly in gliders Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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