| NOUN | artifact | surveyor's level | surveying instrument consisting basically of a small telescope with an attached spirit level rotating around a vertical axis |
|---|
| Meaning | surveying instrument consisting basically of a small telescope with an attached spirit level rotating around a vertical axis; for measuring relative heights of land. | |
|---|---|---|
| Parts | level, spirit level | indicator that establishes the horizontal when a bubble is centered in a tube of liquid / liquid |
| Narrower | Abney level | A surveying instrument consisting of a spirit level and a sighting tube |
| Dumpy level | A surveyor's level having a short telescope fixed to a horizontally rotating table and a spirit level | |
| Broader | surveying instrument, surveyor's instrument | An instrument used by surveyors |
©2001-24 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact
English |
Spanish |
Catalan
Privacy |
Robots