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from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun surveying instrument consisting of the upper movable part of a theodolite including the telescope and its attachments
- noun surveying instrument used with a plane table for drawing lines of sight on a distant object and for measuring angles
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