"the art of measuring heights," 1690s, from Medieval Latin altimetria, from Latin alti- "high" (see alti-) + Greek -metria "a measuring of" (see -metry). Related: Altimetric.
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alti-
word-forming element meaning "high," sometimes also alto- (in cloud names, etc.), from Latin altus "high," literally "grown tall," from PIE root *al- (2) "to grow, nourish."
-metry
word-forming element meaning "process of measuring," Middle English -metrie, from French -metrie, from Latin -metria, from Greek -metria "a measuring of," from -metros "measurer of," from metron "measure," from PIE root *me- (2) "to measure."