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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