transit theodolite

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

nounSurveying.
  1. another term for transit.

Origin of transit theodolite

1
First recorded in 1860–65

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British Dictionary definitions for transit theodolite

transit theodolite

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

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