“clinograph”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

clinograph

释义

clinograph|ˈklaɪnəʊgrɑːf, -græf|
[f. clino- + -graph.]
1. (See quot. 1888.) Now disused.
1885Engineering XXXIX. 335/3 The clinograph will no doubt detect errors in a bore, and..map accurately the path, however tortuous, of a drill.1888Athenæum 14 Apr. 472/3 The ingenious clinograph of Mr. Macgeorge—an instrument for ascertaining the deflection of a bore-hole.
2. A form of adjustable set square, not graduated to show angles.
1904Goodchild & Tweney Technol. & Sci. Dict. 110/2 The clinograph is invaluable in graphic calculation in statics.
3. Seismology. An instrument for measuring changes in inclination.
1933R. Takahasi in Bull. Earthquake Res. Inst. (Japan) IX. 26 A pair of clinographs was installed..at the north slope of the mountain and the tilt of the earth's crust was observed.Ibid., The clinograph is essentially a horizontal pendulum made of fused quartz.
4. = clinographic curve.
1937Geogr. Jrnl. XC. 59 Hypsograph and clinograph for the whole region.

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