Clinometer

[klai'nɒmitә]

(noun.) an instrument used by surveyors in order to measure an angle of inclination or elevation.

Inputed by Heinrich--From WordNet

(n.) An instrument for determining the dip of beds or strata, pr the slope of an embankment or cutting; a kind of plumb level.

Checked by Brits

n. an instrument for measuring the angle of inclination or dip of a stratum.—adj. Clinomet′ric.—n. Clinom′etry.

Edited by Ahmed