clinometer Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

WordNet

Cli*nom"e*ter noun
Etymology
Gr. to incline + -meter.
Definitions
  1. (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.

Webster 1913