Meaning & use
Clinometers
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Instruments used to measure angles of slope, elevation, or inclination relative to gravity.
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Surveyors used clinometers to measure the steepness of the hillside before construction began.
Pilots and skiers sometimes carry small clinometers to gauge slope angles.
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The singular 'clinometer' combines Greek 'klinein' (to slope or lean) with '-meter' (measure); the tool dates back to 18th-century surveying and navigation.
Words with a similar meaning
inclinometersslope gauges
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