clinometer

English

A clinometer

Alternative forms

• clinometre (nonstandard)

Etymology

Etymology tree

English clino-

Proto-Indo-European *med-

Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr

Proto-Indo-European *-om

Proto-Indo-European *-trom

Proto-Hellenic *-tron

Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron)

Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)lbor.

French -mètrebor.

English -meter

English clinometer

From clino- + -meter.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /klaɪ̯ˈnɑː.mə.tɚ/

• Audio (US):

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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).

Synonyms

• inclinometer

Derived terms

• photoclinometer

Related terms

• incline

Translations

measuring apparatus

• Catalan: clinòmetre m
• Finnish: kaltevuusmittari, klinometri
• German: Klinometer (de) n, Neigungsmesser m
• Greek: κλισιόμετρο n (klisiómetro)
• Irish: claonmhéadar m
• Italian: clinometro m
• Malay: klinometer
• Māori: ine-rōnaki
• Portuguese: inclinômetro m
• Romanian: clinometru (ro) n
• Turkish: eğimölçer (tr), klinometre (tr), meyilölçer

Further reading

• Inclinometer on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• clinometre, merolectin, recoilment