surveyor's instrument
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1. an instrument used by surveyors (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | instrument, |
| definition | : | a device that requires skill for proper use (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | alidad, alidade, |
| definition | : | surveying instrument used with a plane table for drawing lines of sight on a distant object and for measuring angles (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | alidad, alidade, |
| definition | : | surveying instrument consisting of the upper movable part of a theodolite including the telescope and its attachments (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | clinometer, inclinometer, |
| definition | : | an instrument used by surveyors in order to measure an angle of inclination or elevation (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | plane table, |
| definition | : | surveying instrument consisting of a drawing board and a ruler that are mounted on a tripod; used to sight and map topographical details (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | flagpole, range pole, ranging pole, |
| definition | : | surveying instrument consisting of a straight rod painted in bands of alternate red and white each one foot wide; used for sightings by surveyors (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | surveyor's level, |
| definition | : | surveying instrument consisting basically of a small telescope with an attached spirit level rotating around a vertical axis; for measuring relative heights of land (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | theodolite, transit, |
| definition | : | a surveying instrument for measuring horizontal and vertical angles, consisting of a small telescope mounted on a tripod (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | sights, |
| definition | : | an optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument (noun.artifact) |
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