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Use it to survey the back of old limestone circles
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theodolite
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Word definitions for theodolite in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Theodolite \The*od"o*lite\, n. [Probably a corruption of the alidade. See Alidade .] An instrument used, especially in trigonometrical surveying, for the accurate measurement of horizontal angles, and also usually of vertical angles. It is variously constructed. ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
A theodolite is a precision instrument for measuring angles in the horizontal and vertical planes. Theodolites are used mainly for surveying applications, and have been adapted for specialized purposes in fields like meteorology and rocket launch technology. ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A photocopier, fax machine, theodolite level and calculator were taken. ▪ But you'd need a theodolite and some lasers to spot any movement whatsoever from the speedometer. ▪ I held the mirror and the surveyor caught my light ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a surveying instrument for measuring horizontal and vertical angles, consisting of a small telescope mounted on a tripod [syn: transit ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A surveying instrument, consisting of a small mounted telescope, used to measure horizontal and vertical angles.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
surveying instrument, 1570s, of unknown origin (see OED for discussion). "The word has a Gr[eek] semblance, but no obvious Gr[eek] basis" [Century Dictionary].
Usage examples of theodolite.
Harry shot the lines with his theodolite, and Bazo and Ralph worked behind him with a gang of axe men driving in the pegs and marking the corners with cairns of loose stones.
He had insisted on the most expensive equipment available for their project: brand-new theodolites, waywisers and measuring chains, of which none remained, the waywiser beside the fireplace being so old even the bailiffs had turned their noses up at it.
Twice a day hundreds of LFM weather balloons are released to measure temperature, dewpoint, barometric pressure, and windspeed, and relay the information back by theodolite.
Gradually he became aware :hat the instrument was not a theodolite at all -- it was a cine camera.
She and half a dozen assistants had been working with theodolites and laser range finders.
Surveying teams, high-type leadies, could be observed here and there, utilizing their tripod-mounted theodolites to determine the true horizontal plane.
Magnetic compasses, theodolites, telescopes, and pocket sundials had been shoved arbitrarily into worn wooden cases with specially shaped satin-lined compartments.
Not many theodolites have a hazel twig strapped to the top, either, or crystal pendulums hanging from them and Celtic runes carved into the legs.