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 Word Forms

• clinographic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of clinograph¹

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