CLINOMETER Meaning of CLINOMETER in English [ klʌɪ'nɒmɪtə , klɪ- ]■ noun Surveying an instrument used for measuring the angle or elevation of slopes.OriginC19: from Gk klinein 'to slope' + -meter . Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004