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An instrument used by surveyors in order to measure an angle of inclination or elevation
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clinometer
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
alt. An apparatus for measuring a vertical angle, a slope, or the height of a large object (e.g. a tree). n. An apparatus for measuring a vertical angle, a slope, or the height of a large object (e.g. a tree).
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. an instrument used by surveyors in order to measure an angle of inclination or elevation [syn: inclinometer ]
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"measurer of slopes and elevations," 1811, from clino- + -meter . Related: Clinometric .
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Clinometer \Cli*nom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. kli`nein to incline + -meter.] (Geol.) An instrument for determining the dip of beds or strata, pr the slope of an embankment or cutting; a kind of plumb level. --Dana.
Usage examples of clinometer.
He was scratching away at his notebook, making bold estimates of direction and even vaguer guesses of slope, as the clinometer of his Brunton compass had been useless in the wilderness of the Chaos.
Gunn set the distance on the clinometer and then sighted through the eyepiece, measuring the length of the shadowy object under the water.
Gunn set the distance on the clinometer and then sighted through the eyepiece, measuring the length of the shadowy object under the water.
The clinometer indicated that she had come to rest a mere half degree from the vertical.
His large, blunt hands had miraculous patience with muddy clinometers and Brunton compasses, as well as much more high-tech surveying equipment.