Hypsometer

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hypsometer \Hyp*som"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ? height + -meter.]
     (Physics)
     An instrument for measuring heights by observation of
     barometric pressure; esp., one for determining heights by
     ascertaining the boiling point of water. It consists of a
     vessel for water, with a lamp for heating it, and an inclosed


     thermometer for showing the temperature of ebullition.
     Hypsometric

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hypsometer
       n : an altimeter that uses the boiling point of water to
           determine land elevation