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CLINOMETER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does clinometer mean?
• CLINOMETER (noun)
The noun CLINOMETER has 1 sense:
1. an instrument used by surveyors in order to measure an angle of inclination or elevation
Familiarity information: CLINOMETER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An instrument used by surveyors in order to measure an angle of inclination or elevation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
clinometer; inclinometer
Hypernyms ("clinometer" is a kind of...):
surveying instrument; surveyor's instrument (an instrument used by surveyors)
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