单词	theodolite
释义	theodolite noun the·​od·​o·​lite thē-ˈä-də-ˌlīt  : a surveyor's instrument for measuring horizontal and usually also vertical angles Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Washburn used a 40-pound surveying instrument called a theodolite to measure the angles between each of the control points, providing him with the relative position and height of each set of points. Frederick Reimers, Outside Online, 26 Feb. 2019 Milazzo would walk out into a field and hold a pole marked with measurements, while his grandfather, Richard Hall, took elevations using an instrument called a theodolite. Tim Diovanni, Dallas News, 16 Mar. 2021 The teams from China and Nepal used everything from old-fashioned trigonometry and surveying equipment like the theodolite, to satellite positioning and gravity meters. Eric Bellman, WSJ, 8 Dec. 2020 Since few referees are equipped with theodolites, enforcing this rule has been hard. The Economist, 14 Nov. 2019 By the 1930s, theodolites were supplemented with cameras and ground expeditions with aerial photography. Ipsita Chakravarty, Quartz India, 10 June 2019 These models are used in conjunction with a digital theodolite that measures vertical and horizontal to record the features archaeological sites, according to Darnell. James Rogers, Fox News, 22 June 2017 See More Word History Etymology New Latin theodelitus First Known Use 1571, in the meaning defined above
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