单词 | variometer |
释义 | variometer /vair'ee om"i teuhr/, n. 1. Elect. 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. 2. an instrument for indicating a change in a component of a magnetic field vector, esp. one related to the earth's magnetic field. 3. Aeron. an instrument that indicates the rate of climb or descent. [1895-1900; vari- (see VARIOUS) + -O- + -METER] |
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