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surveyor's level

DEFINITIONS OF: surveyor's level

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n surveying instrument consisting basically of a small telescope with an attached spirit level rotating around a vertical axis; for measuring relative heights of land

Types:
Abney level
a surveying instrument consisting of a spirit level and a sighting tube; used to measure the angle of inclination of a line from the observer to the target
Dumpy level
a surveyor's level having a short telescope fixed to a horizontally rotating table and a spirit level
Type of:
surveying instrument, surveyor's instrument
an instrument used by surveyors
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