teletopometer

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noun

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.

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Meanings

nounteletopometer (plural teletopometers)

plural teletopometers

  1. historicalA 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.

Origin

tele- + topo- + -meter

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APA

teletopometer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teletopometer

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“teletopometer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teletopometer. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “teletopometer,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teletopometer.

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