"teletopometer" meaning in English

See teletopometer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: teletopometers [plural]
Etymology: tele- + topo- + -meter Etymology templates: {{af|en|tele-|topo-|-meter}} tele- + topo- + -meter Head templates: {{en-noun}} teletopometer (plural teletopometers)
  1. (historical) A surveyor's instrument with telescopes and a tripod, able to measure distances, altitudes, etc. of inaccessible points without either a traditional baseline or the use of trigonometry. Tags: historical

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