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inclinometer

[ in-kluh-nom-i-ter ]

noun

  1. Aeronautics. an instrument for measuring the angle an aircraft makes with the horizontal.
  2. Physics. dip needle.


inclinometer

/ ˌɪnklɪˈnɒmɪtə /

noun

  1. an aircraft instrument for indicating the angle that an aircraft makes with the horizontal
  2. another name for dip circle
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of inclinometer1

First recorded in 1835–45; incline + -o- + -meter
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Example Sentences

Inclinometer—A curved form of spirit-level used for indicating the attitude of a body relative to the horizontal.

While thus waiting the boys glanced at the inclinometer and at the direction indicator.

The introduction and perfection of this type of inclinometer is almost entirely due to H. Wild.

For the instruments and methods used in measuring the dip see Inclinometer.

He had long ago arrived at the state of airmanship which makes a pilot into a sensitive inclinometer, acting every way at once.

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