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A measuring instrument for measuring the angle of magnetic dip (as from an airplane)
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inclinometer
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n. 1 An instrument that displays the angle of an aircraft relative to the horizon. 2 An instrument that measures magnetic dip; a dip circle. 3 A surveying instrument that measures angles of inclination or elevation; a clinometer.
WordNet
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n. an instrument showing the angle that an aircraft makes with the horizon a measuring instrument for measuring the angle of magnetic dip (as from an airplane) [syn: dip circle ] an instrument used by surveyors in order to measure an angle of inclination ...
Wikipedia
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A clinometer or inclinometer is an instrument for measuring angles of slope (or tilt), elevation or depression of an object with respect to gravity. It is also known as a tilt meter , tilt indicator , slope alert , slope gauge , gradient meter , gradiometer ...
Usage examples of inclinometer.
Before him were compass, aneroids, bubble statoscope, air speed indicator, inclinometers, rise and fall indicator, bearing plate, clock and thermometers.