plane table

or plain table

noun Surveying.

a drawing board mounted on a tripod, used in the field, with an alidade, for surveying tracts of land.

Origin of plane table

First recorded in 1600–10

Words nearby plane table

planeside, plane spotter, plane surveying, plane suture, planet, plane table, planetarian, planetarium, planetary, planetary nebula, planetary precession

Definition for plane table (2 of 2)

plane-table

[ pleyn-tey-buhl ]

/ ˈpleɪnˌteɪ bəl /

verb (used with or without object), plane-ta·bled, plane-ta·bling.

to survey with a plane table.

Origin of plane-table

First recorded in 1870–75

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for plane table

Work on the wireless masts went on apace, and the geologist was abroad with his plane-table every day.
The Home of the Blizzard|Douglas Mawson
Plane-table maps vary greatly in scale and the area they represent.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2|Various
This map was a plane-table sketch, prepared by an engineer officer shortly before the action.
History of the War in South Africa 1899-1902 v. 1 (of 4)|Sir Frederick Maurice.
Gujjar Singh, with the plane-table, was detained by bad weather higher up the valley.
Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921|Charles Kenneth Howard-Bury

Having set up the plane-table in position, I erected a flag-post and returned to camp to breakfast.
Across Iceland|William Bisiker

British Dictionary definitions for plane table

plane table

noun

a surveying instrument consisting of a drawing board mounted on adjustable legs, and used in the field for plotting measurements directly

verb plane-table

to survey (a plot of land) using a plane table

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	plane table
释义	plane table or plain table noun Surveying. a drawing board mounted on a tripod, used in the field, with an alidade, for surveying tracts of land. Origin of plane table First recorded in 1600–10 Words nearby plane table planeside, plane spotter, plane surveying, plane suture, planet, plane table, planetarian, planetarium, planetary, planetary nebula, planetary precession Definition for plane table (2 of 2) plane-table [ pleyn-tey-buhl ] / ˈpleɪnˌteɪ bəl / verb (used with or without object), plane-ta·bled, plane-ta·bling. to survey with a plane table. Origin of plane-table First recorded in 1870–75 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for plane table Work on the wireless masts went on apace, and the geologist was abroad with his plane-table every day. The Home of the Blizzard\|Douglas Mawson Plane-table maps vary greatly in scale and the area they represent. The Boy Mechanic, Book 2\|Various This map was a plane-table sketch, prepared by an engineer officer shortly before the action. History of the War in South Africa 1899-1902 v. 1 (of 4)\|Sir Frederick Maurice. Gujjar Singh, with the plane-table, was detained by bad weather higher up the valley. Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921\|Charles Kenneth Howard-Bury Having set up the plane-table in position, I erected a flag-post and returned to camp to breakfast. Across Iceland\|William Bisiker British Dictionary definitions for plane table plane table noun a surveying instrument consisting of a drawing board mounted on adjustable legs, and used in the field for plotting measurements directly verb plane-table to survey (a plot of land) using a plane table Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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