ˌinkləˈnäməd.ə(r), -ˌklīˈn- noun
Etymology: incline (II) + -o- + -meter
1. : an apparatus for determining the direction of the earth's magnetic field with reference to the plane of the horizon — see dip circle , earth inductor
2. : a machinist's clinometer
3.
a. : an instrument for indicating the inclination to the horizontal of an especially longitudinal axis of a ship or an airplane ; broadly : any of various instruments for indicating inclination (as of the base of an oil well)
b. : an instrument giving the attitude of an airplane with reference to true gravity — called also absolute inclinometer