Meanings
nounphotoclinometry (uncountable)
- uncountableThe estimation of slope information by the analysis of brightness distribution in a photograph of a geologic surface (such as a lunar crater)
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
- Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
- Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
- Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
- Englishphoto-
- Englishclinometry
- Englishphotoclinometry
From photo- + clinometry.
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APA
photoclinometry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoclinometry
MLA
“photoclinometry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoclinometry. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photoclinometry,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoclinometry.
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