theodolite

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A surveying instrument, consisting of a small mounted telescope, used to measure horizontal and vertical angles.
    — I drew outlines (according to my usual custom) of all the hills on the horizon before us, and took angles on them with the theodolite.

词形变化

theodolites plural

词源

From New Latin theodolitus (1571), perhaps containing Ancient Greek θέᾱ (théā, “sight, view”) and Arabic العِضَادَة (al-ʕiḍāda, “astrolabe, alidade”); if so, doublet of alidade.
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