"plane table" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: plane tables [plural], planetable [alternative]
Etymology: Originally plain table, because of its simplicity. Head templates: {{en-noun}} plane table (plural plane tables)
  1. (cartography) A particular kind of instrument used by surveyors in mapmaking. Synonyms: planchette Translations (a particular kind of instrument used by surveyors): plánchlár [masculine] (Irish), پلانچته (plançete) (Ottoman Turkish), ме́нзула (ménzula) [feminine] (Russian), планше́т (planšét) [masculine] (Russian), plançete (Turkish)

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