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clinometer

/klaɪ̯ˈnɑː.mə.tɚ/

clinometer noun: an apparatus for measuring a vertical angle, a slope, or the height of a large object (e.g. a tree).

clinometer: an apparatus for measuring a vertical angle, a slope, or the height of a large object (e.g. a tree)
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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

clinometer meaning in Tamil, Malayalam and Malay

clinometer in Tamil

சாய்வுமானி, சாய்திசைமானி, படுகை அளவி, காண அளவி, கோண அளவி சாய்வளவி

clinometer in Malayalam

ക്ലൈനോമീറ്റർ

clinometer in Malay

measuring apparatus
klinometer

Synonyms of clinometer

Forms of clinometer

pluralclinometers
alternative formclinometre

Origin of clinometer

From clino- + -meter.

Words formed from clinometer

Questions about clinometer

What does clinometer mean?
Clinometer means an apparatus for measuring a vertical angle, a slope, or the height of a large object (e.g. a tree).
What is clinometer in Tamil?
Clinometer in Tamil is சாய்வுமானி, சாய்திசைமானி, படுகை அளவி. See Clinometer meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is clinometer?
Clinometer is a noun.
How do you pronounce clinometer?
Clinometer is pronounced /klaɪ̯ˈnɑː.mə.tɚ/ (US).
What is the plural of clinometer?
The plural of clinometer is clinometers.

Words near clinometer in the dictionary

  1. clinology
  2. clinomania
  3. clinomaniac
  4. clinomaniacs
  5. clinomegodont
  6. clinometer
  7. clinometers
  8. clinometre
  9. clinometres
  10. clinometric
  11. clinometrical

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Adapted from Wiktionary: clinometer (page history and authors); clinometer (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); clinometer (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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