noun
- an instrument for measuring angles of slope, elevation, or inclination
Usage: technical
Examples
- The surveyor used a clinometer to measure the steep angle of the hillside.
- Geologists rely on clinometers to determine the dip of rock layers.
- The forestry student learned to use a clinometer to estimate tree heights.
- Mountain climbers sometimes carry clinometers to assess slope angles.
- The engineer checked the road grade with a digital clinometer.
- A simple clinometer can be made using a protractor and a weighted string.