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Theodolite

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transitnoun	The conveyance of people or goods from one place to another, especially on a public transportation system; the vehicles used for such conveyance.

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transitnoun	The conveyance of people or goods from one place to another, especially on a public transportation system; the vehicles used for such conveyance.
gyrotheodolitenoun	An instrument composed of a gyroscope mounted to a theodolite.
total stationnoun	An electronic surveying instrument, consisting of a theodolite and a rangefinder, used to evaluate an area's location, features, and topography.
altometernoun	A theodolite.
y theodolitenoun	A kind of theodolite shaped like the capital letter Y.
altazimuthnoun	A telescope or surveying instrument that has a mount permitting both horizontal and vertical rotation.
y levelnoun	A surveyor's instrument for measuring differences of level by means of a telescope resting in a Y-shaped support.
alidadenoun	(cartography, astronomy, surveying) A type of sighting device used for measuring angles.
station staffnoun	An instrument for taking angles in surveying.
graphometernoun	A surveyor's instrument for measuring angles.
stadia hairnoun	(surveying) In a theodolite, etc., one of the horizontal crosshairs equidistant from the central horizontal crosshair.
heliotropenoun	(specifically) A plant of the genus Heliotropium, especially the common heliotrope (Heliotropium arborescens) which has clusters of purple flowers with a strong fragrance.
equatorialnoun	(astronomy) A kind of telescope mounted so as to have two axes of motion at right angles to each other, one of them parallel to the axis of the Earth, and each carrying a graduated circle, one for measuring declination, and the other right ascension, or the hour angle, so that the telescope may be directed, even in the daytime, to any star or other object whose right ascension and declination are known.
optigraphnoun	A telescope with a diagonal eyepiece, suspended vertically in gimbals by the object end beneath a fixed diagonal plane mirror. It is used for delineating landscapes by means of an attached pencil.
standardnoun	A level of quality or attainment.
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.
transit instrumentnoun	(astronomy) An astronomical telescope mounted in the meridian and turning on a fixed east-and-west axis.
angle levelnoun	(tool) A tool for measuring levels and angles; combining a spirit level and an angle finder.
trig pointnoun	Any fixed structure that marks a measuring point used in triangulation.
trigonometernoun	An instrument for solving plane right-angled figures by inspection.