transit theodolite

[ tran-zit thee-od-l-ahyt, -sit ]

noun

, Surveying.

1. another term for transit.

transit theodolite

noun

1. a theodolite the telescope of which can be rotated completely about its horizontal axis

Word History and Origins

Origin of transit theodolite¹

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

With ordinary field instruments, transit, theodolite, or sextant, an extended series of observations by an expert observer should permit the determination of the Pole within entirely satisfactory limits, but not with the same precision as by the first method.

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