stereometer

noun

stere·​om·​e·​ter

-mətə-

1

: volumenometer

2

: an instrument used for measuring heights of earth features by means of stereoscopic pairs of aerial photographs

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary stere- + -meter; probably originally formed as French stéréométre

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