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clinometer(klī-nŏm'ĭ-tər) |
Any of various surveying instruments for measuring angles of elevation, slope, or incline, as of an embankment. Also called inclinometer.
clinometric cli'no·met'ric (-nə-mĕt'rĭk) or cli'no·met'ri·cal adj.| Geography Dictionary: clinometer |
An instrument used to establish angles, usually on a hillslope and more rarely along bedding planes. While commercially produced clinometers tend to be expensive, students can make home-made clinometers which perform to a reasonable degree of accuracy, at low cost.
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
an instrument used by surveyors in order to measure an angle of inclination or elevation
Synonym: inclinometer
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