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phototheodolite

phototheodolite noun: a theodolite with an attached camera.

Noun

phototheodolite (plural phototheodolites)

  1. A theodolite with an attached camera.
  2. An arrangement of two cameras, whose plates may be brought into exactly the same plane, used in surveying and map-making. From the differences between two pictures taken at the same moment, measurements in all dimensions of the region may be obtained.

Forms of phototheodolite

pluralphototheodolites

Origin of phototheodolite

From photo- + theodolite.

Questions about phototheodolite

What does phototheodolite mean?
Phototheodolite means a theodolite with an attached camera.
What part of speech is phototheodolite?
Phototheodolite is a noun.
What is the plural of phototheodolite?
The plural of phototheodolite is phototheodolites.

Words near phototheodolite in the dictionary

  1. phototelescopic
  2. phototest
  3. phototested
  4. phototesting
  5. phototests
  6. phototheodolite
  7. phototheodolites
  8. phototheranostic
  9. phototherapeutic
  10. phototherapeutical
  11. phototherapeutically

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