clinometer

(klī nämət ər)

noun

an instrument for measuring angles of slope or inclination

Origin: clino- + -meter

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See clinometer in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Any of various surveying instruments for measuring angles of elevation, slope, or incline, as of an embankment. Also called inclinometer.

Related Forms:

  • cliˌno·metˈric (-nə-mĕtˈrĭk), cliˌno·metˈri·cal adjective
  • cli·nomˈe·try noun

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