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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024the•od•o•lite (thē od′l īt′),USA pronunciation n. - Surveyinga precision instrument having a telescopic sight for establishing horizontal and sometimes vertical angles. Cf. transit (def. 6).
- Rocketryphototheodolite.
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- Neo-Latin theodolitus
- 1565–75;
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: theodolite /θɪˈɒdəˌlaɪt/ n - a surveying instrument for measuring horizontal and vertical angles, consisting of a small tripod-mounted telescope that is free to move in both the horizontal and vertical planes
Also called (in the US and Canada): transit
Etymology: 16th Century: from New Latin theodolitus, of uncertain origintheodolitic /θɪˌɒdəˈlɪtɪk/ adj |