Theodolite
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /θiːˈɒdəlaɪt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Theodolite is a noun meaning A surveying instrument, consisting of a small mounted telescope, used to measure horizontal and vertical angles.
Meaning
A surveying instrument, consisting of a small mounted telescope, used to measure horizontal and vertical angles.
Example Sentences
The height of those mountains was from five to seven thousand feet above our level, by angular measurement with a theodolite.
I drew outlines (according to my usual custom) of all the hills on the horizon before us, and took angles on them with the theodolite.
It was a lieutenant and a couple of privates of the 8th Hussars, with a stand like a theodolite, which the artilleryman told me was a heliograph.
The process of setting up a theodolite is carried out in three stages: centring the theodolite, levelling the theodolite and elimination of parallax.
Word Forms
- theodolites
Synonyms for theodolite
Depending on context, synonyms include transit.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include transit, gyrotheodolite, altazimuth, alidade, graphometer, heliotrope.
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