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Definition of Declinometer
1. Noun. An instrument for measuring magnetic declination.
Generic synonyms: Measuring Device, Measuring Instrument, Measuring System
Definition of Declinometer
1. n. An instrument for measuring the declination of the magnetic needle.
Definition of Declinometer
1. Noun. An instrument for measuring magnetic declination. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Declinometer
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Declinometer
Literary usage of Declinometer
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers by Institution of Civil Engineers (Great Britain) (1895)
"BHB A new declinometer for Orientation in Mine Surveys. ... With the aid of nine
illustrations, the Author describes a new form of declinometer ..."
2. Directions for Magnetic Measurements by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, Daniel L. Hazard (1911)
"Two types of compass declinometer are in use in the Coast and Geodetic Survey.
... The compass declinometer is intended especially for use by tri- ..."
3. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1862)
"The following communications were read:— I. " Notices of some Conclusions derived
from the Photographic Records of the Kew declinometer, in the years 1858 ..."
4. Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1861)
"... bottom was found with 4*J fathoms, dark green sand. 5. GENERAL ACCOUNT OF THE
RESULTS OF PART II. OP THI DISCUSSION OF THE declinometer OBSERVATIONS, ..."
5. A Collection of Tables and Formulæ Useful in Surveying, Geodesy, and by Thomas Jefferson Lee (1853)
"On the vse of the Portable declinometer in the determination of the magnetic ...
The adjustment of the declinometer consists in bringing the line of ..."
6. Annals of the Dudley Observatory by Dudley Observatory (1866)
"The declinometer. This instrument, as its name indicates, is used for the purpose
of measuring the difference of declination between two objects. ..."
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