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