- 1. n. a surveyor's level having a short telescope fixed to a horizontally rotating table and a spirit level Source: wordnet
- 2. A level having a short telescope (hence its name) rigidly fixed to a table capable only of rotatory movement in a horizontal plane. The telescope is usually an inverting one. It is sometimes called the Troughton level, from the name of the inventor, and a variety improved by one Gavatt is known as the Gavatt level. Source: webster
- 3. A level having a short telescope (hence its name) rigidly fixedto a table capable only of rotatory movement in a horizontal plane.The telescope is usually an inverting one. It is sometimes called theTroughton level, from the name of the inventor, and a varietyimproved by one Gavatt is known as the Gavatt level. Source: adambom
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