inclinometer
1. an instrument showing the angle that an aircraft makes with the horizon • Hypernyms: navigational instrument 2. a measuring instrument for measuring the angle of magnetic dip (as from an airplane) • Syn: dip circle • Topics: airplane, aeroplane, plane • Hypernyms: measuring instrument, measuring system, measuring device 3. an instrument used by surveyors in order to measure an angle of inclination or elevation • Syn: clinometer • Hypernyms: surveying instrument, surveyor's instrument
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