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noun an instrument used by surveyors in order to measure an angle of inclination or elevation
originEtymology tree English clino- Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)der. English -meter English clinometer From clino- + -meter.
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