"clinometer" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /klaɪ̯ˈnɑː.mə.tɚ/ [US] Forms: clinometers [plural]
Etymology: From clino- + -meter. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ḱley-|*meh₁-|id1=incline}}, {{affix|en|clino-|-meter}} clino- + -meter Head templates: {{en-noun}} clinometer (plural clinometers)
  1. An apparatus for measuring a vertical angle, a slope, or the height of a large object (e.g. a tree). Categories (topical): Measuring instruments Synonyms: inclinometer, clinometre [nonstandard] Related terms: incline Translations (measuring apparatus): clinòmetre [masculine] (Catalan), kaltevuusmittari (Finnish), klinometri (Finnish), Klinometer [neuter] (German), Neigungsmesser [masculine] (German), κλισιόμετρο (klisiómetro) [neuter] (Greek), claonmhéadar [masculine] (Irish), clinometro [masculine] (Italian), klinometer (Malay), ine-rōnaki (Maori), clinometru [neuter] (Romanian)

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