Found 2 items, similar to clinometer.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: clinometer
clinometer
n : an instrument used by surveyors in order to measure an angle
of inclination or elevation [syn:
inclinometer]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Clinometer
Clinometer
\Cli*nom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. kli`nein to incline +
-meter.] (Geol.)
An instrument for determining the dip of beds or strata, pr
the slope of an embankment or cutting; a kind of plumb level.
--Dana.
[1913 Webster]