dendrometer

[Gr. dendron a tree, and metron a measure.] An instrument for measuring the height and diameter of trees, to estimate the cubic feet of timber therein. It has means for taking vertical and horizontal angles, and is mounted on a tripod stand. Adjusting screws, circular racks and pinions, afford means for adjusting the limbs of the instrument, and altering their dene holes děn-dro-plex, s. [Gr. dendron = a tree, and plēxis a stroke, a blow.] Ornith.: A genus of birds belonging to the Certhide, or Creeper family.