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the·od·o·lite

(th

) KEY

NOUN:

An optical instrument consisting of a small mounted telescope rotatable in horizontal and vertical planes, used to measure angles in surveying, meteorology, and navigation.

ETYMOLOGY:
New Latin theodolitus, theodelitus

OTHER FORMS:
the·odo·litic (-l

k) KEY (Adjective)

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