VARIOMETER

VARIOMETER Va `ri *om "e *ter, n. [L. varius various + -meter. ] (Elec.)

variometer

var i om e ter |ˌve (ə )rēˈämitər ˌvɛriˈɑmədər | ▶noun 1 a device for indicating an aircraft's rate of climb or descent. 2 an inductor whose total inductance can be varied by altering the relative position of two coaxial coils connected in series, or by permeability tuning, and so can be used to tune an electric circuit. 3 an instrument for measuring variations in the intensity of the earth's magnetic field.

variometer

variometer |ˌvɛːrɪˈɒmɪtə | ▶noun 1 a device for indicating an aircraft's rate of climb or descent. 2 an inductor whose total inductance can be varied by altering the relative position of two coaxial coils connected in series, or by permeability tuning, and so usable to tune an electric circuit. 3 an instrument for measuring variations in the intensity of the earth's magnetic field.

Variometer

Va rio me ter Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Variom e ter |lateinisch ; griechisch 1 Elektrotechnik, Physik Messgerät für Selbstinduktionen bei Wechselströmen 2 Gerät zur Beobachtung der erdmagnetischen Schwankungen 3 Gerät zur Bestimmung der Steig- oder Sinkgeschwindigkeit von Flugzeugen 4 Physik Spulenanordnung mit stetig veränderbarer Selbstinduktion zur Frequenzabstimmung in Hochfrequenzgeräten 5 Meteorologie Gerät zur Bestimmung kleinster Luftdruckschwankungen innerhalb kurzer Zeitabschnitte