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clinometer|klaɪˈnɒmɪtə(r)|
[f. clino- + µέτρον measure.]
A measurer of slopes and elevations.
1. An instrument for measuring the dip of mineral strata or for determining the slope of cuttings, embankments, etc.; also for taking altitudes.
1811Edin. Rev. XIX. 222 The compass for measuring the bearings of the strata, and the clinometer for estimating their dip. 1869Phillips Vesuv. viii. 240 By an observation with our clinometer the height seemed greater. 1879Le Conte Elem. Geol. 176 A clinometer..The most convenient form is a pocket compass containing a pendulum to indicate the angle of dip.
2. Applied to various other instruments for measuring (a) the angle of elevation of a rifle; (b) the roll of a ship at sea; also (c) ‘a carpenter's tool for levelling up sills and other horizontal framing-timbers’ (Knight Dict. Mech.).
1864Daily Tel. 20 Aug., Competitors may use the clinometer to take the angle of elevation..The clinometer may also be used to re-adjust the angle of elevation during trial. 1885A. Brassey The Trades 18 The clinometer..having registered a roll of 50° to port and 40° to starboard on the night of the storm, declined to register any more. |