clinograph

[ klahy-nuh-graf, -grahf ]

noun

1. (in mining, construction, etc.) an instrument that records the deviation of boreholes or the like from the vertical.
2. Drafting. a pair of straightedges hinged together so as to be adjustable to any angle.

Other Words From

• cli·no·graph·ic [klahy-n, uh, -, graf, -ik], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of clinograph¹

First recorded in 1880–85; clino- + -graph