inclinometer
Americannoun
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Aeronautics. an instrument for measuring the angle an aircraft makes with the horizontal.
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Physics. dip needle.
noun
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an aircraft instrument for indicating the angle that an aircraft makes with the horizontal
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another name for dip circle
Etymology
Origin of inclinometer
Example Sentences
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The Glgl is essentially a plastic sheath equipped with an inclinometer that works to calculate the right angle for a bottle to reduce air bubbles.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 5, 2015
The machine which they were examining had on it the most improved contrivances, which had been found desirable, some of which were entirely new to the boys, one of them being the inclinometer.
From The Boy Volunteers with the French Airman by Ward, Kenneth
He had long ago arrived at the state of airmanship which makes a pilot into a sensitive inclinometer, acting every way at once.
From H.M.S. —— by Bower, John Graham
"What are the two rods for?" asked Ralph, as he looked at the inclinometer.
From The Boy Volunteers with the French Airman by Ward, Kenneth
While thus waiting the boys glanced at the inclinometer and at the direction indicator.
From The Boy Volunteers with the Submarine Fleet by Ward, Kenneth
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