clinometer

[ klahy-nom-i-ter, kli- ]

/ klaɪˈnɒm ɪ tər, klɪ- /

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noun

an instrument for determining angles of inclination or slope.

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Origin of clinometer

First recorded in 1805–15; clino- + -meter

OTHER WORDS FROM clinometer

cli·nom·e·try, noun

Words nearby clinometer

clino-, clinocephaly, clinodactyly, clinograph, clinoid process, clinometer, clinometric, clinopyroxene, Clinoril, clinoscope, clinostat

How to use clinometer in a sentence

Probably he has never heard of the clinometer by which geological surveyors arrive at such information.
Blue Ridge Country|Jean Thomas
I have no clinometer by which to measure how steep is the inclined plane you are descending, but I know it is very steep.
New Tabernacle Sermons|Thomas De Witt Talmage
Clinometer, klī-nom′e-tėr, n. an instrument for measuring the angle of inclination or dip of a stratum.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for clinometer

clinometer

/ (klaɪˈnɒmɪtə) /

noun

an instrument used in surveying for measuring an angle of inclination

Derived forms of clinometer

clinometric (ˌklaɪnəˈmɛtrɪk) or clinometrical, adjectiveclinometry, noun

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