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Clinometer vs Tiltmeter - What's the difference?

clinometer | tiltmeter |

As nouns the difference between clinometer and tiltmeter

is that clinometer is an apparatus for measuring a vertical angle, a slope, or the height of a large object (eg a tree) while tiltmeter is an instrument designed to measure very small changes from the horizontal level.

clinometer

English

Alternative forms

* clinometre (nonstandard)

Noun

(en noun)
  • An apparatus for measuring a vertical angle, a slope, or the height of a large object (e.g. a tree).
  • Synonyms

    * inclinometer

    tiltmeter

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia tiltmeter) (en noun)
  • An instrument designed to measure very small changes from the horizontal level