Part of speech: Noun
an instrument showing the angle that an aircraft makes with the horizon
Categories: Navigational instrument
Part of speech: Noun
a measuring instrument for measuring the angle of magnetic dip (as from an airplane)
Categories: Measuring instrument, Measuring system, Measuring device
Dip circle, Clinometer, Inclinometer
incline – A related word in the same word family.
-o- – A related word in the same word family.
-meter – A related word in the same word family.
Related words show how one ancient root could spawn dozens of modern meanings.