tiltmeter

[tilt-mee-ter]

noun

Geology.

1. an instrument used to measure slight changes in the inclination of the earth's surface, usually in connection with volcanology and earthquake seismology.

Word History and Origins

Origin of tiltmeter¹

First recorded in 1930–35; tilt ¹ + -meter

Example Sentences

Deep volcanic earthquakes were only recorded three times between Nov. 16 and on Sunday, while the deformation equipment or tiltmeter on the peak showed a horizontal pattern on the radial axis and a slight inflation on the tangential axis.

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The tiltmeter and GPS data showed no change in the run-up to or during the eruption.

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Next year, scientists will install a tiltmeter and other sensors in an existing borehole near the subduction zone.

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A bottom-pressure tiltmeter will measure gradual changes that could indicate that the volcano is inflating, and a cutting-edge mass spectrometer will sniff the water for hints of magma rising from below.

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Slight changes in the slope of the volcano’s flanks, as measured by a device called a tiltmeter, would suggest that gases were continuing to build up below as they bubbled out of the magma, causing the surface to bulge, or were dissipating.

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