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单词 statoscope
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Definition of statoscope in English:

statoscope

nounˈstatəskəʊpˈstædəˌskoʊp
  • A form of aneroid barometer for measuring minute variations of pressure, used especially to indicate the altitude of an aircraft.

    (尤指用于标示飞机高度的)微动气压表

    Example sentencesExamples
    • There he developed mechanical devises such as the statoscope, cars, motorized invalid chairs, power scooters, and various amusement park rides.
    • Mr. Custer is the inventor of the statoscope, an instrument for recording the rise or fall in a balloon, and his talk will undoubtedly be of great interest to all.
    • The most important instruments for flight included: a magnetic compass for the rudder man; a gyro-compass, altimeter, variometer, statoscope, inclinometers, and air & gas thermometers for the elevator man.
    • The implementation of additional steps in the safe job working procedure (i.e., testing the bushings with a ‘noisy tester’ or statoscope) prior to performance of maintenance would indicate to the employee the presence or non-presence of electrical energy in the bushings.
    • Besides the adjustment of photogrammetric observations from independent models and control points, the program includes optional simultaneous adjustment of height information from shoreline points of lakes or sea and observations from APR and statoscope to reduce the number of necessary height control points.
    • Since in the seventies additional sensors like the statoscope and later on the application of differential GPS were introduced to measure the elements of the sensor orientation in a direct way.

Origin

Early 20th century: from Greek statos 'standing' + -scope.

Definition of statoscope in US English:

statoscope

nounˈstædəˌskoʊpˈstadəˌskōp
  • A form of aneroid barometer for measuring minute variations of pressure, used especially to indicate the altitude of an aircraft.

    (尤指用于标示飞机高度的)微动气压表

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The implementation of additional steps in the safe job working procedure (i.e., testing the bushings with a ‘noisy tester’ or statoscope) prior to performance of maintenance would indicate to the employee the presence or non-presence of electrical energy in the bushings.
    • There he developed mechanical devises such as the statoscope, cars, motorized invalid chairs, power scooters, and various amusement park rides.
    • The most important instruments for flight included: a magnetic compass for the rudder man; a gyro-compass, altimeter, variometer, statoscope, inclinometers, and air & gas thermometers for the elevator man.
    • Since in the seventies additional sensors like the statoscope and later on the application of differential GPS were introduced to measure the elements of the sensor orientation in a direct way.
    • Besides the adjustment of photogrammetric observations from independent models and control points, the program includes optional simultaneous adjustment of height information from shoreline points of lakes or sea and observations from APR and statoscope to reduce the number of necessary height control points.
    • Mr. Custer is the inventor of the statoscope, an instrument for recording the rise or fall in a balloon, and his talk will undoubtedly be of great interest to all.

Origin

Early 20th century: from Greek statos ‘standing’ + -scope.

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