Meanings
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nounAn apparatus for measuring a vertical angle, a slope, or the height of a large object (e.g. a tree).
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nounan instrument used by surveyors in order to measure an angle of inclination or elevation
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surveying instrumentsurveyor's instrument
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Origin
- Englishclino-
- Proto-Indo-European*med-
- Proto-Indo-European*meh₁-
- Ancient Greekμέτρον (métron)
- Englishclinometer
Translations
Catalan clinòmetre
- clinòmetremeasuring apparatus
Finnish kaltevuusmittari, klinometri
- kaltevuusmittarimeasuring apparatus
- klinometrimeasuring apparatus
German Klinometer, Neigungsmesser
- Klinometermeasuring apparatus
- Neigungsmessermeasuring apparatus
Greek κλισιόμετρο
- κλισιόμετρο (klisiómetro)measuring apparatus
Irish claonmhéadar
- claonmhéadarmeasuring apparatus
Italian clinometro
- clinometromeasuring apparatus
Malay klinometer
- klinometermeasuring apparatus
Māori ine-rōnaki
- ine-rōnakimeasuring apparatus
Portuguese inclinômetro
- inclinômetromeasuring apparatus
Romanian clinometru
- clinometrumeasuring apparatus
Turkish eğimölçer, klinometre
- eğimölçermeasuring apparatus
- klinometremeasuring apparatus
- meyilölçermeasuring apparatus
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APA
clinometer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clinometer
MLA
“clinometer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clinometer. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clinometer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clinometer.
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