THEODOLITE


Meaning of THEODOLITE in English

[ θɪ'ɒdəlʌɪt ]

■ noun a surveying instrument with a rotating telescope for measuring horizontal and vertical angles.

Derivatives

theodolitic adjective

Origin

C16: from mod. L. theodelitus , of unknown origin.

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