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SURVEYOR'S INSTRUMENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An instrument used by surveyors
Synonyms:
surveying instrument; surveyor's instrument
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("surveyor's instrument" is a kind of...):
instrument (a device that requires skill for proper use)
Meronyms (parts of "surveyor's instrument"):
sights (an optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "surveyor's instrument"):
alidad; alidade (surveying instrument used with a plane table for drawing lines of sight on a distant object and for measuring angles)
alidad; alidade (surveying instrument consisting of the upper movable part of a theodolite including the telescope and its attachments)
clinometer; inclinometer (an instrument used by surveyors in order to measure an angle of inclination or elevation)
plane table (surveying instrument consisting of a drawing board and a ruler that are mounted on a tripod; used to sight and map topographical details)
flagpole; range pole; ranging pole (surveying instrument consisting of a straight rod painted in bands of alternate red and white each one foot wide; used for sightings by surveyors)
surveyor's level (surveying instrument consisting basically of a small telescope with an attached spirit level rotating around a vertical axis; for measuring relative heights of land)
theodolite; transit (a surveying instrument for measuring horizontal and vertical angles, consisting of a small telescope mounted on a tripod)
