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an instrument consisting of a spirit level mounted under and parallel to a telescope, the latter being rigidly attached to its supports.[1830-40]
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Dumpy level — Dump y lev el (Surv.) A level having a short telescope (hence its name) rigidly fixed to a table capable only of rotatory movement in a horizontal plane. The telescope is usually an inverting one. It is sometimes called the {Troughton level},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dumpy level — n. a surveyor s level with a telescope fixed to a spirit level that rotates in a lateral plane … English World dictionary
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Dumpy level — noun a surveyor s level having a short telescope fixed to a horizontally rotating table and a spirit level • Hypernyms: ↑surveyor s level * * * noun Etymology: dumpy (II) : a surveyor s level with a short usually inverting telescope that is… … Useful english dictionary
dumpy-level — dumpˈy levˈel noun A surveyor s level with rigid connection of the telescope to the vertical spindle • • • Main Entry: ↑dumpy … Useful english dictionary
dumpy level — noun Date: 1838 a surveyor s level with a short telescope rigidly fixed and rotating only in a horizontal plane … New Collegiate Dictionary
dumpy level — /ˈdʌmpi lɛvəl/ (say dumpee levuhl) noun a surveying instrument consisting of a spirit level mounted under and parallel to a telescope, the latter being rigidly attached to its supports …
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Gavatt level — Dumpy level Dump y lev el (Surv.) A level having a short telescope (hence its name) rigidly fixed to a table capable only of rotatory movement in a horizontal plane. The telescope is usually an inverting one. It is sometimes called the {Troughton … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
