variometer

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌvɛərɪˈɒmɪtə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(vâr′ē om′i tər)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
var•i•om•e•ter  (vâr′ē om′i tər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Electricityan 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. Electricity, Geologyan instrument for indicating a change in a component of a magnetic field vector, esp. one related to the earth's magnetic field.
  3. Aeronauticsan instrument that indicates the rate of climb or descent.
  • vari- (see various) + -o- + -meter 1895–1900

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
variometer /ˌvɛərɪˈɒmɪtə/ n
  1. an instrument for measuring variations in a magnetic field, used esp for studying the magnetic field of the earth
  2. a variable inductor consisting of a movable coil mounted inside and connected in series with a fixed coil
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