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Definition of Clinometers
1. clinometer [n] - See also: clinometer
Lexicographical Neighbors of Clinometers
Literary usage of Clinometers
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Manual of Naval Architecture for Use of Officers of the Royal Navy by Sir William Henry White (1900)
"Mercurial clinometers are not so sensitive as spirit-levels, and are, in some
respects, more convenient than pendulums ; but they are not more trustworthy. ..."
2. Mathematical Instruments: Their Construction, Adjustment, Testing, and Use by John Fry Heather (1891)
"To the latter method we should give the preference ; but instruments of various
forms, termed clinometers, for measuring angles of inclination with ..."
3. A Manual of Naval Architecture: For the Use of Officers of the Royal Navy by William Henry White (1882)
"In concluding these remarks on pendulum observations, it may be proper to add
that any other devices, such as spirit-levels, mercurial clinometers, ..."
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