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单词 clinograph
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clinographn.

/ˈklʌɪnəʊɡrɑːf//ˈklʌɪnəʊɡraf/
Etymology: < clino- comb. form + -graph comb. form.
1. (See quot. 1888.) Now disused.
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1885 Engineering XXXIX. 335/3 The clinograph will no doubt detect errors in a bore, and..map accurately the path, however tortuous, of a drill.
1888 Athenæum 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.
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1904 G. F. Goodchild & C. F. Tweney Technol. & Sci. Dict. 110/2 The clinograph is invaluable in graphic calculation in statics.
3. Seismology. An instrument for measuring changes in inclination.
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the world > the earth > earth sciences > geology > geophysics > [noun] > seismological apparatus
microseismograph1881
accelerograph1921
clinograph1933
thumper1962
1933 R. 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.
1933 R. Takahasi in Bull. Earthquake Res. Inst. (Japan) IX. 26 The clinograph is essentially a horizontal pendulum made of fused quartz.
4. = clinographic curve at clinographic adj.
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the world > the earth > earth sciences > geography > map-making > map > [noun] > hypsograph or clinograph
hypsographic curve1895
hypsometric curve1924
clinographic curve1935
clinograph1937
hypsograph1937
1937 Geogr. Jrnl. 90 59 Hypsograph and clinograph for the whole region.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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