ceilometer: Meaning and Definition of

ceil•om•e•ter

Pronunciation: (sē-lom'i-tur, si-), [key]
— n.
  1. an automatic device for measuring and recording the height of clouds by projecting a modulated beam of light onto a cloud base, receiving the reflection of light through a photoelectric apparatus, and computing the height by triangulation.
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