Clinometer

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Clinometer \Cli*nom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. kli`nein 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.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  clinometer
       n : an instrument used by surveyors in order to measure an angle
           of inclination or elevation [syn: {inclinometer}]