inclinometers
Angle measuring devices
Inclinometers are instruments that measure angles of slope, tilt, or inclination relative to gravity.
They're used in surveying, construction, and geology to determine how much a surface deviates from level or vertical: The inclinometer showed the hillside had shifted three degrees.
Also called clinometers or tilt meters.
Instrument measuring slope angles
- slopeAngled terrain or steepness
- gradientRate of change across space
- angleGeometric measure of rotation
- theodolitePrecision angle-measuring instrument
leveling · topography · grade · elevation · transit · benchmark · contour · sighting
Drilled subsurface hole
- directionalIndicating a path
- boreholeDrilled underground passage
- deviationDeparture from expected path
- kickoffOpening play in football
azimuth · downhole · trajectory · dogleg · sidetrack · horizontal · steering · wireline
Settled way of thinking
- pitchFrequency of sound
- bankPlace holding deposits
- horizonApparent earth-sky meeting
- gyroscopeSpinning disc measuring orientation
cockpit · instrument · flight · roll · artificial horizon · avionics · navigation · altimeter
Angular deviation from level
- off-roadUnpaved driving territory
- rolloverVehicle flipping accident
- angleGeometric measure of rotation
- 4x4All-wheel-drive truck
dashboard · gauge · Jeep · overlanding · trail · pitch · articulation · climbing
Mass of earth falling
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- embankmentRaised earth structure
- retaining wallStructure preventing soil collapse
- displacementRemoval from usual location
settlement · instrumentation · excavation · foundation · subsidence · dam · earthwork · deformation
clinometer
Instrument measuring slope angles
- slopeAngled terrain or steepness
- gradientRate of change across space
- angleGeometric measure of rotation
theodolite · leveling · topography · grade · elevation · transit · benchmark · contour · sighting · plumb
wellbore
Drilled subsurface hole
- directionalIndicating a path
- boreholeDrilled underground passage
- deviationDeparture from expected path
kickoff · azimuth · downhole · trajectory · dogleg · sidetrack · horizontal · steering · wireline · gyroscope
attitude
Settled way of thinking
gyroscope · cockpit · instrument · flight · roll · artificial horizon · avionics · navigation · altimeter · heading
tilt
Angular deviation from level
- off-roadUnpaved driving territory
- rolloverVehicle flipping accident
- angleGeometric measure of rotation
4x4 · dashboard · gauge · Jeep · overlanding · trail · pitch · articulation · climbing · descent
landslide
Mass of earth falling
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- embankmentRaised earth structure
- retaining wallStructure preventing soil collapse
displacement · settlement · instrumentation · excavation · foundation · subsidence · dam · earthwork · deformation · borehole
inclinometersrulers
Measuring straightedges; sovereigns
scales · thermometers · barometers · chronometers · odometers