inclinometer
Plural: inclinometers
Noun
- an instrument showing the angle that an aircraft makes with the horizon
- a measuring instrument for measuring the angle of magnetic dip (as from an airplane)
- an instrument used by surveyors in order to measure an angle of inclination or elevation
- An instrument that displays the angle of an aircraft relative to the horizon.
- An instrument that measures magnetic dip; a dip circle.
- A surveying instrument that measures angles of inclination or elevation; a clinometer.
Origin / Etymology
From incline + -o- + -meter.
Synonyms
clinometer, dip circle
Scrabble Score: 16
inclinometer: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordinclinometer: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
inclinometer: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 21
inclinometer: valid Words With Friends Word