Definition of Clinometers. Meaning of Clinometers. Synonyms of Clinometers

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Definition of Clinometers

Clinometer
Clinometer Cli*nom"e*ter, n. [Gr. kli`nein to incline + -meter.] (Geol.) An instrument for determining the dip of beds or strata, pr the slope of an embankment or cutting; a kind of plumb level. --Dana.

Meaning of Clinometers from wikipedia

- information. Hand-held clinometers are used for a variety of surveying and measurement tasks. In land surveying and mapping, a clinometer can provide a rapid...
- into some form of sight mount. Some guns had clinometers graduated in distances instead of angles. Clinometers had several other names including "gunner's...
- them using leveling instruments such as theodolites, dumpy levels and clinometers. GPS and other global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) are also used...
- comp**** and a clinometer. A comp**** is used to measure the feature's strike by holding the comp**** horizontally against the feature. A clinometer measures...
- and provided a means of indirect laying in azimuth, complementing the clinometers for indirect laying in elevation which already existed. Despite conservative...
- improvements in machine guns at the turn of the 20th century, the addition of clinometers meant that fixed machine gun squads could deliver plunging fire or indirect...
- the base of the tree—a common error made by the users employing only clinometers/hypsometers when measuring height.[citation needed] Maximum cir****ferences...
- Binnacle with iron correcting spheres at each side and clinometer below comp****...
- W. & L. E. Gurley, Troy, NY, 1891; page 219. George William Usill, Clinometers: The Abney Level, Practical Surveying, Crosby Lockwood and Son, London...
- heights. The clinometer and tape method, or the tangent method, is commonly used in the forestry industry to measure log length. Some clinometers are hand...