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the·od·o·lite | \ thē-ˈä-də-ˌlīt 
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\Definition of theodolite
: a surveyor's instrument for measuring horizontal and usually also vertical angles
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Recent Examples on the Web Since few referees are equipped with theodolites, enforcing this rule has been hard.
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The Economist, "High-tech rugby Sensors, data and the self-policing rugby match," 14 Nov. 2019 By the 1930s, theodolites were supplemented with cameras and ground expeditions with aerial photography.
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Ipsita Chakravarty, Quartz India, "How colonialism cost the Himalayas their remoteness," 10 June 2019 These models are used in conjunction with a digital theodolite that measures vertical and horizontal to record the features archaeological sites, according to Darnell.
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James Rogers, Fox News, "Yale archaeologists make amazing ancient Egyptian 'billboard' discovery," 22 June 2017
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The first known use of theodolite was in 1571
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