clinometer

2 definitions found

clinometer - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]

clinometer - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  clinometer
      n 1: an instrument used by surveyors in order to measure an
           angle of inclination or elevation [syn: clinometer,
           inclinometer]