| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| theodolite |
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| SYLLABICATION: | the·od·o·lite |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  th - d l- t |
| 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 tk) —ADJECTIVE
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