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ABNEY LEVEL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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 the target
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("Abney level" is a kind of...):
surveyor's level (surveying instrument consisting basically of a small telescope with an attached spirit level rotating around a vertical axis; for measuring relative heights of land)
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