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clinometer

Hand-held surveying instrument for measuring angles of slope.



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The compass I always keep in my pocket has a little clinometer attached, and I use that to determine the angle to the target.
Finally, they used a tape measure to walk 100 feet away from a typical tree, then peered at its crown through a device called a clinometer to estimate the height of the stand.
Some students were unsure about how to measure angles in a practical context like this so I also had to show them how to operate a clinometer.
 
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