/ θiˈɒdəlaɪt; NAmE θiˈɑːd-/ noun
a piece of equipment used by surveyors for measuring angles
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent. (originally denoting an instrument for measuring horizontal angles): from modern Latin theodelitus , of unknown origin.
/ θiˈɒdəlaɪt; NAmE θiˈɑːd-/ noun
a piece of equipment used by surveyors for measuring angles
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent. (originally denoting an instrument for measuring horizontal angles): from modern Latin theodelitus , of unknown origin.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005