Associations to the word «Inclinometer»

Wiktionary

INCLINOMETER, noun. An instrument that displays the angle of an aircraft relative to the horizon.
INCLINOMETER, noun. An instrument that measures magnetic dip; a dip circle.
INCLINOMETER, noun. A surveying instrument that measures angles of inclination or elevation; a clinometer.

Dictionary definition

INCLINOMETER, noun. An instrument showing the angle that an aircraft makes with the horizon.
INCLINOMETER, noun. A measuring instrument for measuring the angle of magnetic dip (as from an airplane).
INCLINOMETER, noun. An instrument used by surveyors in order to measure an angle of inclination or elevation.

Wise words

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