clinometer

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

noun

an instrument for determining angles of inclination or slope.

Origin of clinometer

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

Related formscli·nom·e·try, noun

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Historical Examples of clinometer

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)
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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
Probably he has never heard of the clinometer by which geological surveyors arrive at such information.
Blue Ridge Country
Jean Thomas

British Dictionary definitions for clinometer

clinometer

noun

an instrument used in surveying for measuring an angle of inclination

Derived Formsclinometric (ˌklaɪnəˈmɛtrɪk) or clinometrical, adjectiveclinometry, noun

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Word Origin and History for clinometer

"measurer of slopes and elevations," 1811, from clino- + -meter. Related: Clinometric.