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clinograph

American  
[klahy-nuh-graf, -grahf] / ˈklaɪ nəˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

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 Word Forms

  • clinographic adjective

Etymology

Origin of clinograph

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

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