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What is the difference between a tiltmeter and a clinometer?

April 26, 2017clinometer tiltmeter

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What is the difference between a tiltmeter and a clinometer?

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The words tiltmeter, inclinometer, and clinometer all refer to a device that measures angular rotation with respect to the vertical gravity vector. At Applied Geomechanics we call our high-resolution instruments tiltmeters, while our general-purpose 900-Series products are called clinometers.