clinometer

[ klahy-nom-i-ter, kli- ]

/ klaɪˈnɒm ɪ tər, klɪ- /

noun

an instrument for determining angles of inclination or slope.

Origin of clinometer

First recorded in 1805–15; clino- + -meter

OTHER WORDS FROM clinometer

cli·nom·e·try, noun

Words nearby clinometer

clino-, clinocephaly, clinodactyly, clinograph, clinoid process, clinometer, clinometric, clinopyroxene, Clinoril, clinoscope, clinostat

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Example sentences from the Web for clinometer

Probably he has never heard of the clinometer by which geological surveyors arrive at such information.
Blue Ridge Country|Jean Thomas
Clinometer, klī-nom′e-tėr, n. an instrument for measuring the angle of inclination or dip of a stratum.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
I have no clinometer by which to measure how steep is the inclined plane you are descending, but I know it is very steep.
New Tabernacle Sermons|Thomas De Witt Talmage

British Dictionary definitions for clinometer

clinometer

/ (klaɪˈnɒmɪtə) /

noun

an instrument used in surveying for measuring an angle of inclination

Derived forms of clinometer

clinometric (ˌklaɪnəˈmɛtrɪk) or clinometrical, adjectiveclinometry, noun

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单词	clinometer
释义	clinometer [ klahy-nom-i-ter, kli- ] / klaɪˈnɒm ɪ tər, klɪ- / noun an instrument for determining angles of inclination or slope. Origin of clinometer First recorded in 1805–15; clino- + -meter OTHER WORDS FROM clinometer cli·nom·e·try, noun Words nearby clinometer clino-, clinocephaly, clinodactyly, clinograph, clinoid process, clinometer, clinometric, clinopyroxene, Clinoril, clinoscope, clinostat Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for clinometer Probably he has never heard of the clinometer by which geological surveyors arrive at such information. Blue Ridge Country\|Jean Thomas Clinometer, klī-nom′e-tėr, n. an instrument for measuring the angle of inclination or dip of a stratum. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)\|Various I have no clinometer by which to measure how steep is the inclined plane you are descending, but I know it is very steep. New Tabernacle Sermons\|Thomas De Witt Talmage British Dictionary definitions for clinometer clinometer / (klaɪˈnɒmɪtə) / noun an instrument used in surveying for measuring an angle of inclination Derived forms of clinometer clinometric (ˌklaɪnəˈmɛtrɪk) or clinometrical, adjectiveclinometry, noun 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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