plane table
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планшет, мензула
A particular kind of instrument used by surveyors in mapmakingA particular kind of instrument used by surveyors in mapmaking.
Meaning
1 sensesA particular kind of instrument used by surveyors in mapmaking.
ме́нзулаménzula, планше́тplanšét
More definitions
- surveying instrument consisting of a drawing board and a ruler that are mounted on a tripod; used to sight and map topographical details
Translations
2 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
a particular kind of instrument used by surveyors:
Origin
Originally plain table, because of its simplicity.Originally plain table, because of its simplicity.
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