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inclinometer

[ in-kluh-nom-i-ter ]

noun

  1. Aeronautics. an instrument for measuring the angle an aircraft makes with the horizontal.
  2. Physics. dip needle.

inclinometer

/ ˌɪ԰ɪˈɒɪə /

noun

  1. an aircraft instrument for indicating the angle that an aircraft makes with the horizontal
  2. another name for dip circle
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of inclinometer1

First recorded in 1835–45; incline + -o- + -meter

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