Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A piece of brass oṙ other metal, with a hole or slit in it, attached to a quadrant, azimuth compass, or other instrument, through which aperture the observation is made. See cut under
prismatic .
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Examples
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It consists practically of an ordinary compass box with a prism and sight-hole at one side, and a corresponding sight-vane on the opposite side.
The Sewerage of Sea Coast Towns Henry C. Adams 1912
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When being used it is held horizontally in the left hand with the prism turned up in the position shown, and the sight-vane raised.
The Sewerage of Sea Coast Towns Henry C. Adams 1912
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