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altimetry (iou) and field 2, verb (oh)


altimetry (iou)



altimetry noun. LME.
[medieval Latin altimetria: see ALTI-, -METRY.]
The measurement of height or altitude.
alti'metric adjective E20.

field 2, verb (oh)



2 v [T]
if you field a team, an army etc, they represent you or fight for you in a competition, election, or war
::The Ecology Party fielded 109 candidates .
::We fielded a team of highly talented Basketball players.
to answer questions, telephone calls etc, especially when there are a lot of them or the questions are difficult
::The Minister fielded questions on the Middle East and Other issues.
::The press office fielded numerous calls from the media.
be fielding
the team that is fielding in a game of cricket or Baseball is the one that is throwing and catching the ball, rather than the one hitting it
-opposite be batting be batting
if you field the ball in a game of cricket or Baseball, you stop it after it has been hit