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inclinometer

noun

Etymology

From incline + -o- + -meter.

  1. derived from *ḱley-✻
  2. derived from inclīnō
  3. derived from encliner
  4. inherited from enclinen
  5. formed as inclinometer — “incline + -o- + -meter”

Definitions

  1. An instrument that displays the angle of an aircraft relative to the horizon.

  2. An instrument that measures magnetic dip

    An instrument that measures magnetic dip; a dip circle.

  3. A surveying instrument that measures angles of inclination or elevation

    A surveying instrument that measures angles of inclination or elevation; a clinometer.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA