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CLITOGRAPHE [1 record]

Record 1 2015-03-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surveying Instruments
  • Measuring Instruments
DEF

Any of various instruments ... for measuring or indicating angles of slope, elevation, or inclination (as the dip of geological beds or strata, the slope of an embankment or cutting ...)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments d'arpentage
  • Appareils de mesure
DEF

Instrument servant à mesurer les angles de pente, d'élévation et d'inclinaison.

OBS

[...] employé en topographie, en général pour mesurer des angles dans un plan vertical par leur valeur en degrés ou grades. Il comporte essentiellement : un limbe vertical gradué, une alidade centrée sur ce limbe, une lunette solidaire de l'alidade, un niveau à bulle.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Instrumentos de agrimensura
  • Instrumentos de medida
DEF

Aparato destinado a medir la inclinación o la pendiente.

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