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Abney level

American  
[ab-nee] / ˈæb ni /

noun

Surveying.

  1. a hand level for determining elevations and angles of slope.

Abney level British  
/ ˈæbnɪ /

noun

  1. 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 another point

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Etymology

Origin of Abney level

C20: named after Sir William Abney (1843–1920), British chemist and physicist

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