goniometerlike
Goniometerlike is an adjective used to describe devices, instruments, or systems that resemble a goniometer in form or function, particularly in their ability to measure or set angles between two elements. The term is not a formal instrument name but is used in technical descriptions to indicate angular-precision components that imitate the basic two-arm, pivoted geometry of a goniometer.
Most commonly, a goniometer consists of two arms joined at a pivot, with an angular scale or
Applications include medical goniometry, where clinicians measure joint ranges of motion; optical and materials science, where
Variants may use single-axis or multi-axis designs, include non-contact angle sensors (inclinometers) and rotary encoders, and
See also: Goniometer, Goniometry, Rotary stage, Angle measurement, Protractor.