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declinometer

noun
/ˌdɛklɪˈnɒmətə(ɹ)/UK

Etymology

From decline + -o- + -meter.

  1. derived from decliner
  2. inherited from declīnian
  3. derived from *ḱley-✻
  4. derived from declīnō — “to bend, turn aside, deflect, inflect, decline”
  5. inherited from declinen
  6. formed as declinometer — “decline + -o- + -meter”

Definitions

  1. An instrument for measuring magnetic declination.

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