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Noun: inclinometer  ,in-klu'nó-mi-tu(r)
  1. An instrument showing the angle that an aircraft makes with the horizon
     
  2. A measuring instrument for measuring the angle of magnetic dip (as from an aeroplane)
    - dip circle
     
  3. An instrument used by surveyors in order to measure an angle of inclination or elevation
    - clinometer

Derived forms: inclinometers

Type of: measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system, navigational instrument, surveying instrument, surveyor's instrument

Encyclopedia: Inclinometer