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tiltmeter

tiltmeter noun: an instrument designed to measure very small changes from the horizontal level.

Noun

tiltmeter (plural tiltmeters)

  1. An instrument designed to measure very small changes from the horizontal level.
    • ■ 36: More widely adopt wireless tiltmeter systems on critical earthwork slopes.2021 April 7, “Lord Mair: earthworks recommendations”, in RAIL, number 928, page 11

Forms of tiltmeter

pluraltiltmeters

Origin of tiltmeter

From tilt + -meter.

Questions about tiltmeter

What does tiltmeter mean?
Tiltmeter means an instrument designed to measure very small changes from the horizontal level.
What part of speech is tiltmeter?
Tiltmeter is a noun.
What is the plural of tiltmeter?
The plural of tiltmeter is tiltmeters.

Words near tiltmeter in the dictionary

  1. tilths
  2. tilting
  3. tilting at windmills
  4. tiltings
  5. tiltlike
  6. tiltmeter
  7. tiltmeters
  8. Tilton
  9. Tilton on the Hill
  10. Tilton on the Hill and Halstead
  11. Tiltons

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