ceilometer

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sē lom′i tər, si-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ceil•om•e•ter  (sē lom′i tər, si-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Meteorologyan automatic device for measuring and recording the height of clouds by projecting a modulated beam of light onto a cloud base, receiving the reflection of light through a photoelectric apparatus, and computing the height by triangulation.
  • ceil(ing) + -o- + -meter 1940–45


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