also: クリノメータ
noun
clinometer
A device for measuring angles of slope, elevation, or depression of an object with respect to gravity. Used in surveying, geology, and engineering.
地質調査でクリノメーターを使って地層の傾斜を測った。
We measured the dip of the strata using a clinometer during the geological survey.
Standard katakana spelling for this loanword.
Variant spelling without the long vowel mark; less common but still used.
Borrowed from English 'clinometer'.