clinometer
/klaɪ̯ˈnɑː.mə.tɚ/noun
clinometer is spelled C-L-I-N-O-M-E-T-E-R: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, clinometer means “An apparatus for measuring a vertical angle, a slope, or the height of a large object (e.g. a tree)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of clinometer is clinometers.
How many letters and syllables are in clinometer?
| Letters | 10: C-L-I-N-O-M-E-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 72 million words; the 269,040th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is clinometer?
Clinometer appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce clinometer?
- US /klaɪ̯ˈnɑː.mə.tɚ/
Clinometer has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Neøn-clinometer.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with clinometer?
9 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as clinometer from its last stressed vowel (/ɑmətəɹ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of clinometer
- clinometers plural
- clinometre
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does clinometer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An apparatus for measuring a vertical angle, a slope, or the height of a large object (e.g. a tree).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Clinometer in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense measuring apparatus:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Klinometer, Neigungsmesser |
| Portuguese | inclinômetro |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does clinometer come from?
From clino- + -meter.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).