Digital inclinometers

[MeunierParticipant @meunier]

Posted by JasonB on 18/08/2019 12:43:53:

You can still check if a surface is flat or vertical with a wixey, just zero it when facing away from youu and then turn it 180deg so you can see the display and half whatever the difference is, if no difference then the surface is level to within what the particular model reads in.

Where's that light-bulb emoji when you need one. Thanks Jason
DaveD

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[Brian HParticipant @brianh50089]

Am I right in thinking that 'inclinometer' should more correctly be 'clinometer'?

Pedants of the world unite (assuming that I'm correct of course).

Brian

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

… it rather depends on your 'clination, Brian

MichaelG.

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P.S. There is a subtle distinction, but like with many words, it has become eroded.

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Edit: according to wikidiff.com …

Inclinometer is a synonym of clinometer.

As nouns the difference between inclinometer and clinometer

 is that inclinometer is an instrument that displays the angle of an aircraft relative to the horizon while clinometer is an apparatus for measuring a vertical angle, a slope, or the height of a large object (eg a tree).

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But would you trust anyone who doesn't understand the meaning of 'synonym' 

 

Edited By Michael Gilligan on 18/08/2019 18:10:25

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