apomecometer

English

Noun

apomecometer (plural apomecometers)

1. An instrument for measuring the heights of buildings etc.

References

• Edward H[enry] Knight (1877) “Apomecometer”, in Knight’s American Mechanical Dictionary. […], volumes I (A–GAS), New York, N.Y.: Hurd and Houghton […], →OCLC.
• “apomecometer”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.