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DECLINOMETER
declinometer, transit declinometer
(noun) an instrument for measuring magnetic declination
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
declinometer (plural declinometers)
An instrument for measuring magnetic declination.
Source: Wiktionary
Dec`li*nom"e*ter, n. Etym: [Decline + -meter.] (Physics)
Definition: An instrument for measuring the declination of the magnetic needle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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