PHOTOTHEODOLITE


Meaning of PHOTOTHEODOLITE in English

/foh'toh thee od"l uyt'/ , n.

an optical tracking instrument consisting of a camera and theodolite mounted on a single tripod, used in photogrammetry and in tracking rockets. Cf. theodolite .

[ 1890-95; PHOTO- + THEODOLITE ]

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