tiltmeter

Examples

• All

• Using a tiltmeter, the geologist observed minor tilts in the ground after the earthquake.

• The tiltmeters don't show any change in the mountain's shape.

  Dante's Peak (1997)

• The high-frequency wiggles on the dilatometer and tiltmeter records are solid-earth tides.

  Academic text (2002)

• We'll be camped here for as long as it takes with seismometers and tiltmeters… …that will measure and monitor every hiccup the mountain makes.

  Dante's Peak (1997)

• Borehole dilatometers that measure volumetric strain in the crust are indicated by the solid triangles, and the long-base tiltmeter (LBT) by the inverted L.

  Academic text (2002)

• The engineer checked the tiltmeter to monitor any shifts in the building's foundation.

Synonyms

M

meter

vstiltmeter

127 3.2

A device that measures how much gas, water, or electricity you use

is specialised to detect small angle or tilt changes in objects and ground

I

inclinometer

vstiltmeter

• Specialized

9.0

A tool that measures how much something tilts, like land or a plane

focuses on detecting very small tilt changes in objects, ground, or structures

C

clinometer

vstiltmeter

• Specialized

9.6

A tool that measures how steep a slope is

is used to detect very small tilt changes in ground and built structures

G

goniometer

vstiltmeter

• Specialized

9.5

A tool that measures angles in joints or crystals

is aimed at sensing small inclination shifts in structures or in the ground

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology