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)

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

Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN), page 4
Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “Abney level”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 6.

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