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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.


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Other Words From

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of clinograph1

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

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