SURVEYING INSTRUMENT Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the phrase surveying instrument. (close relations)
Definition of SURVEYING INSTRUMENT
Best Alternative Words for SURVEYING INSTRUMENT
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| alidade | nounn | |||||||
noun • surveying instrument consisting of the upper movable part of a theodolite including the telescope and its attachments • surveying instrument used with a plane table for drawing lines of sight on a distant object and for measuring angles | ||||||||
| auger | nounn | |||||||
noun • a long flexible steel coil for dislodging stoppages in curved pipes • hand tool for boring holes | ||||||||
| clinometer | nounn | |||||||
noun • an instrument used by surveyors in order to measure an angle of inclination or elevation | ||||||||
| compass | nounn | |||||||
noun • navigational instrument for finding directions • an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: • the limit of capability • drafting instrument used for drawing circles verb • bring about; accomplish • travel around, either by plane or ship • get the meaning of something | ||||||||
| goniometer | nounn | |||||||
noun • direction finder that determines the angular direction of incoming radio signals | ||||||||
| level | nounn | |||||||
noun • a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality • a relative position or degree of value in a graded group • a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process • height above ground • indicator that establishes the horizontal when a bubble is centered in a tube of liquid • a flat surface at right angles to a plumb line • an abstract place usually conceived as having depth • a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale adjective satellite • having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another • not showing abrupt variations • being on a precise horizontal plane • oriented at right angles to the plumb • of the score in a contest verb • aim at • tear down so as to make flat with the ground • make level or straight • direct into a position for use • talk frankly with; lay it on the line • become level or even | ||||||||
| theodolite | nounn | |||||||
noun • a surveying instrument for measuring horizontal and vertical angles, consisting of a small telescope mounted on a tripod | ||||||||
| transit | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a surveying instrument for measuring horizontal and vertical angles, consisting of a small telescope mounted on a tripod • a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods • a journey usually by ship verb • make a passage or journey from one place to another • pass across (a sign or house of the zodiac) or pass across (the disk of a celestial body or the meridian of a place) • revolve (the telescope of a surveying transit) about its horizontal transverse axis in order to reverse its direction • cause or enable to pass through | ||||||||
| surveyor's instrument | nounn | |||||||
noun • an instrument used by surveyors | ||||||||
