"inclinometer" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: inclinometers [plural]
Etymology: From incline + -o- + -meter. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ḱley-|id=incline}}, {{affix|en|incline|-o-|-meter}} incline + -o- + -meter Head templates: {{en-noun}} inclinometer (plural inclinometers)
  1. An instrument that displays the angle of an aircraft relative to the horizon.
    Sense id: en-inclinometer-en-noun-0S3B4YD9
  2. An instrument that measures magnetic dip; a dip circle.
    Sense id: en-inclinometer-en-noun-LeOo0Z8K Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms interfixed with -o-, English terms suffixed with -meter Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 70 22 Disambiguation of English terms interfixed with -o-: 18 58 24 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -meter: 17 58 26
  3. A surveying instrument that measures angles of inclination or elevation; a clinometer.
    Sense id: en-inclinometer-en-noun-A7QkBsRF
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: clinometer

Inflected forms

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