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
Fiddles on the mess tables were useless�crockery, cutlery and food were dashed to the deck as the inclinometer showed a list of 31 degrees.
From Time Magazine Archive
Leclair peered from under knit brows at the altimeter needle and the inclinometer.
From The Flying Legion by England, George Allan
"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
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
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