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Altimetry

Altimetry \Al*tim"e*try\, n. [Cf. F. altim['e]trie.] The art of measuring altitudes, or heights.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
altimetry

1690s, from Medieval Latin altimetria, from Latin alti- "high" (see old) + Greek -metria (see -metry).

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altimetry

n. the science of measuring altitude