tiltmeter
noun
tilt·me·ter
ˈtilt-ˌmē-tər 
: an instrument to measure the tilting of the earth's surface
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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.
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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
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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
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tiltmeter
noun
tilt·me·ter
ˈtilt-ˌmēt-ər
: an instrument that measures the tilt of the earth's surface
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