tiltmeter

noun

tilt·​me·​ter ˈtilt-ˌmē-tər 

: an instrument to measure the tilting of the earth's surface

Example Sentences

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Every shiver of the ground, every exhalation of gas, every ripple of molten rock has been captured by an array of seismometers, tiltmeters, gas detectors, and airborne sensors. —Author: Scott Wilson, Sarah Kaplan, Anchorage Daily News, 24 May 2018

Meanwhile, tiltmeter data, which measures deformation in the volcano’s shape, suggest the mountain is inflating with magma. —Jon Emont, WSJ, 29 Sep. 2017

To monitor the volcano’s volatility, seismographs, strainmeters, geomagnetometers, infrasonic microphones and water-tube tiltmeters have been placed on the mountain’s slopes and around its 78-mile perimeter. —Gilles Mingasson, Smithsonian, 29 May 2017

To monitor the volcano’s volatility, seismographs, strainmeters, geomagnetometers, infrasonic microphones and water-tube tiltmeters have been placed on the mountain’s slopes and around its 78-mile perimeter. —Gilles Mingasson, Smithsonian, 2 May 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1932, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

tiltmeter

noun

tilt·​me·​ter ˈtilt-ˌmēt-ər 

: an instrument that measures the tilt of the earth's surface