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Clinometer

Cli-nom′e-ter

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Noun.
[Gr.
κλίνειν
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.

Webster 1828 Edition


Clinometer

CLINOMETER

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Noun.
An instrument for measuring the dip of mineral strata.

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clinometer

clinometer

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clinometer (plural clinometers)

  1. An apparatus for measuring a vertical angle, a slope, or the height of a large object (e.g. a tree).

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