Theodolite Definition

thē-ŏdl-īt
noun
A surveying instrument used to measure vertical and horizontal angles.
Webster's New World
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Noun

Singular:
theodolite
Plural:
theodolites

Origin of Theodolite

  • Probably coined by Leonard Digges (1520–1559), English mathematician and surveyor, as the name of a device for measuring horizontal angles perhaps from Greek theā a viewing a second element of unknown origin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From New Latin theodolitus, of unknown origin.

    From Wiktionary

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