Advertisement

Advertisement

clinometer

[ klahy-nom-i-ter, kli- ]

noun

  1. an instrument for determining angles of inclination or slope.


clinometer

/ ˌklaɪnəˈmɛtrɪk; klaɪˈnɒmɪtə /

noun

  1. an instrument used in surveying for measuring an angle of inclination
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


Discover More

Derived Forms

  • clinometric, adjective
  • cliˈnometry, noun
Discover More

Other Words From

  • cli·nome·try noun
Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of clinometer1

First recorded in 1805–15; clino- + -meter
Discover More

Example Sentences

Tree measurements are collected using such forestry tools as a low-tech Biltmore stick, a clinometer or, most accurate of all, a laser hypsometer.

He used a clinometer, a device that allowed him to determine the height by triangulating, using the tree, his own position and the angle of the distance between them.

Between the col and the summit we met some very steep snow slopes on the South side: we carried no clinometer and I shall not venture to estimate their angles of inclination.

Records are sketchy on exactly when the height-measuring clinometer was invented.

"Are you certain," I repeated, "that you've only got your own telescope and sight clinometer?"

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


clinographclinometric