variometer

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin varius (“various”) +‎ -meter.

Noun

variometer (plural variometers)

  1. An instrument used to measure variations in a magnetic field.
  2. (aviation) A rate-of-climb indicator.
    Synonym: (informal) vario
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