Abney level

Abney level

English

Etymology

From the surname of English scientist William de Wiveleslie Abney.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈæb.ni ˈlɜv.l̩/

Noun

Abney level (plural Abney levels)

1. A clinometer used to measure tree heights.[1] [First attested in the late 19^th century.][2]

Translations

clinometer used to measure tree heights

Portuguese: nível de Abney m

References

1. Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN), page 4
2. “Abney level” in Lesley Brown, editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 6.