surveyor[s_instrument (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *surveyor's instrument*:
NOUN	artifact	surveyor's instrument, surveying instrument	an instrument used by surveyors

English > *surveyor's instrument*: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	An instrument used by surveyors.
Synonym	surveying instrument
Parts	sights	An optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument
Narrower	alidade, alidad	surveying instrument used with a plane table for drawing lines of sight on a distant object and for measuring angles
	alidade, alidad	surveying instrument consisting of the upper movable part of a theodolite including the telescope and its attachments
	clinometer, inclinometer	An instrument used by surveyors in order to measure an angle of inclination or elevation
	plane table	surveying instrument consisting of a drawing board and a ruler that are mounted on a tripod
	range pole, ranging pole, flagpole	surveying instrument consisting of a straight rod painted in bands of alternate red and white each one foot wide
	surveyor's level	surveying instrument consisting basically of a small telescope with an attached spirit level rotating around a vertical axis
	theodolite, transit	A surveying instrument for measuring horizontal and vertical angles, consisting of a small telescope mounted on a tripod
Broader	instrument	A device that requires skill for proper use

HyperDic: surveyor[s_instrument