tiltmeter

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noun

An instrument designed to measure very small changes from the horizontal level.

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Meanings

nountiltmeter (plural tiltmeters)

plural tiltmeters

  1. An instrument designed to measure very small changes from the horizontal level.

    ■ 36: More widely adopt wireless tiltmeter systems on critical earthwork slopes.

    2021 April 7, “Lord Mair: earthworks recommendations”, in RAIL, number 928, page 11

Origin

From tilt + -meter.

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APA

tiltmeter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tiltmeter

MLA

“tiltmeter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tiltmeter. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tiltmeter,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tiltmeter.

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