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1. An instrument used to determine the angle of the earth's magnetic field in respect to the horizontal plane.
2. An instrument for showing the inclination of an aircraft or ship relative to the horizontal.


1. (Aeronautics) an aircraft instrument for indicating the angle that an aircraft makes with the horizontal
2. (General Physics) another name for dip circle


(ˌɪn kləˈnɒm ɪ tər)

an instrument for measuring the angle an aircraft makes with the horizontal.


See also: Earth
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Noun1.inclinometer - an instrument showing the angle that an aircraft makes with the horizoninclinometer - an instrument showing the angle that an aircraft makes with the horizon
navigational instrument - an instrument used for navigating
2.inclinometer - a measuring instrument for measuring the angle of magnetic dip (as from an airplane)
3.inclinometer - an instrument used by surveyors in order to measure an angle of inclination or elevationinclinometer - an instrument used by surveyors in order to measure an angle of inclination or elevation
surveying instrument, surveyor's instrument - an instrument used by surveyors
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Capturing data from tilt sensors, landslide gauges and crack meters, IIoT networks additionally monitor the stability and integrity of pit walls.
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A connection between an Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU), MPU 60-50 [9], and a microcontroller, Arduino-UNO, was made; the goal was to record the tilt sensors raw data at any time and process them to get a reliable tilt measurement.
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To date, a few attempts have been made to detect the change in the topography and fluctuation range of the floor using tilt sensors installed in the shearer body [7].
Many tilt sensors use a capacitive MEMS acceleration sensor.
The MTLT family of tilt sensors are appropriate for a wide range of static and dynamic applications in construction and industrial markets such as boom tilt monitoring, bucket loader roll back protection, PV/CSP solar tracking systems and others.
The battery-powered hoverboards use tilt sensors linked to onboard software to keep the platform and therefore the rider upright, while the board moves or turns and spins on the spot.
Primarily used in structural testing and in the development of light weight materials--which are increasingly being used in the transport and building sector, mechanical engineering and the energy industry to significantly reduce weight--HBM says the inclusive range of products now available includes fiber optic Bragg sensors, such as strain gauges, strain, temperature and tilt sensors.
After affixing electronic tilt sensors to the bridge supports, engineers were able to determine that a 55,000-ton stockpile of topsoil placed near the bridge had cracked eight footings and caused four pairs of supports to list as much as four degrees from vertical.
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