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:
theodolitesOrigin 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.
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