[in-kluh-nom-i-ter] 
| 1. | Aeronautics. an instrument for measuring the angle an aircraft makes with the horizontal. |
| 2. | Physics. dip needle. |
| an early form of magnetometer, consisting of a magnetic needle pivoted through its center of gravity and having its axis through the vertical plane of the earth's magnetic meridian so as to point in the direction of maximum magnetic intensity. |
| cli·nom·e·ter (klī-nŏm'ĭ-tər) n. Any of various surveying instruments for measuring angles of elevation, slope, or incline, as of an embankment. Also called inclinometer. cli'no·met'ric (-nə-mět'rĭk), cli'no·met'ri·cal adj., cli·nom'e·try n. |
| in·cli·nom·e·ter (ĭn'klə-nŏm'ĭ-tər) n.
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kləˈnɒm