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Plane Table

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Noun

1. plane table

surveying instrument consisting of a drawing board and a ruler that are mounted on a tripod; used to sight and map topographical details

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Plane Table

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noun
1. 
a surveying instrument consisting of a drawing board mounted on adjustable legs, and used in the field for plotting measurements directly
verb plane-table
2. 
to survey (a plot of land) using a plane table
verb (transitive)
to survey (a plot of land) using a plane table

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Plane Table

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a surveying device for plotting maps in the field: it consists of a drawing board mounted on a tripod with an alidade that can be moved about over the table to establish a reference point

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Plane Table

see synonyms of plane table
n.
A portable surveying instrument consisting essentially of a drawing board and a ruler mounted on a tripod and used to sight and map topographical details.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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