clinometern.
/klʌɪˈnɒmɪtə/ 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.
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the world > relative properties > measurement > measuring instrument > [noun] > for measuring gradient
clinometer1811
angle-meter1841
inclinometer1852
gradiometer1899
gradometer1901
tiltmeter1937
1811 Edinb. Rev. 19 222 The compass for measuring the bearings of the strata, and the clinometer for estimating their dip.
1869 J. Phillips Vesuvius viii. 240 By an observation with our clinometer the height seemed greater.
1879 J. Le Conte Elements Geol. (new ed.) 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’ (E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech.).
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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > navigational aids > [noun] > other nautical instruments
clinometer1864
rhysimeter1871
oscillograph1874
topophone1880
oscillometer1899
astrograph1941
society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > equipment for use with firearms > [noun] > testing or recording apparatus
searcher1706
reliever1777
clinometer1864
crusher1871
screen1879
1864 Daily 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.
1885 A. Brassey In 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.
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