Clinometer
noun
A tool that measures the angle of a slope or the height of an object.
The builder used a clinometer to determine the steepness of the roof.
Often appears as...
- use a clinometer
- clinometer reading
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A tool that measures the angle of a slope or the height of an object.
The builder used a clinometer to determine the steepness of the roof.
Often appears as...
- use a clinometer
- clinometer reading
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Technical Usage
The word 'clinometer' is used in technical fields like engineering, surveying, and navigation.
The surveyor taught the intern how to read the clinometer for accurate results.
Pro Tip 2/3Measuring Angles
A clinometer measures angles, often in degrees, between horizontal and lines of sight.
He adjusted the clinometer to measure the angle of the hill we were climbing.
Pro Tip 3/3Physical Object
It's a physical device, sometimes part of other instruments like a theodolite, for practical measurements.
In our physics class, we used a clinometer to calculate the height of a flagpole.
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european-style courtyard building with a new york-style skyscraper there's also photo clinometer e which is taking a picture of something and using the light and dark patterns figuring out what the terrain looks like which we heard in Fred Jensen's talk there's also
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