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station staffnounAn instrument for taking angles in surveying.
inclinometernounA surveying instrument that measures angles of inclination or elevation; a clinometer.
station pointernounA surveyor's instrument for locating on a chart the position of a place from which the angles subtended by three distant objects, whose positions are known, have been observed.
graphometernounA surveyor's instrument for measuring angles.
octantnoun(geometry) The eighth part of a disc; a sector of 45 degrees; half a quadrant.
transit instrumentnoun(astronomy) An astronomical telescope mounted in the meridian and turning on a fixed east-and-west axis.
derotatornoun(astronomy) Any optical, electronic or digital device that corrects for the rotation of an image or field of view as a telescope tracks
direction indicatornoun(automotive) A turn signal or indicator.
disectornounA device that counts objects in three dimensions (two orthogonal planes)
dipsectornounAn instrument for observing the dip of the horizon.
gyrotheodolitenounAn instrument composed of a gyroscope mounted to a theodolite.
alidadenoun(cartography, astronomy, surveying) A type of sighting device used for measuring angles.
transitnounThe conveyance of people or goods from one place to another, especially on a public transportation system; the vehicles used for such conveyance.
tropometernounAn instrument to measure torsion or rotation.
altazimuthnounA telescope or surveying instrument that has a mount permitting both horizontal and vertical rotation.
theodolitenounA surveying instrument, consisting of a small mounted telescope, used to measure horizontal and vertical angles.
trigonometernounAn instrument for solving plane right-angled figures by inspection.
gyrocompassnounA north-seeking form of gyroscope used as a directional reference in navigation.
pantometernounAn instrument for measuring angles for determining elevations, distances, etc.
universal instrumentnoun(astronomy) A kind of altitude and azimuth instrument. The object end of the telescope is placed at right angles to the eye end, with a prism of total reflection at the angle, and the eye end constitutes a portion of the horizontal axis of the instrument, having the eyepiece at the pivot and in the center of the altitude circle, so that the eye has convenient access to both at the same time.

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