inclinometer

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Note: The origin of the technique of this Laser Rangefinder with inclinometer is the Surveying Instruments incorporated measuring capability of both distance and angle which were developed by Nikon Corporation.

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  1. noun An instrument used to determine the angle of the earth's magnetic field in respect to the horizontal plane.
  2. noun An instrument for showing the inclination of an aircraft or ship relative to the horizontal.
  3. noun See clinometer.

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  • Better if they died together with their unborn child Next day the inclinometer was no longer on zero, and the chewed ball he had left on his desk had rolled to one side; as he wrote letters and called contacts, as he began to sketch the outline of his next project, he watched the space between the end of the needle and the hair-thin zero line grow. —  Gardner Dozois - The Year's Best Science Fiction 23rd Annual Collection (2006)
  • The rest of the LX-F6's electronics also follow the LX-V8's footsteps, with a fully featured DSP controller, integrated inclinometer measuring pitch to a tenth of a degree and optional Ethernet monitoring capabilities. —  Harmony Central
  • Each system comes equipped with a built-in inclinometer, compass,
  • LTI's newest laser, the TruPulser 360, is the first integrated compass, inclinometer and distance laser that delivers mapping-grade accuracy regardless of what angle you shoot from. —  LBSzone RSS News Feed
  • Its dual-mode inclinometer function responds to either two axes of ±90 degree (mounted horizontally) or single-axis of ±180 degree —  All DN headlines
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  1. Irreg. from Latin inclinare, incline, + Greek μέτρον, measure.
 

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