trimetrogon

American

[trahy-me-truh-gon] / traɪˈmɛ trəˌgɒn /

adjective

of or relating to a system of aerial photography using three cameras, one pointed directly downward and the others at 60° to it.

trimetrogon British

/ traɪˈmɛtrəˌɡɒn /

noun

1. a method of aerial photography for rapid topographic mapping, in which one vertical and two oblique photographs are taken simultaneously
2. ( as modifier )
  
  trimetrogon photography

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Etymology

Origin of trimetrogon

1940–45; tri- + Greek métro ( n ) measure + -gon

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The most important new invention is "trimetrogon" photography.

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The trimetrogon method, by making it possible to space charting flights 25 miles apart instead of only four to six, has enormously accelerated mapping.

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