ABNEY LEVEL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Abney level mean? 

• ABNEY LEVEL (noun)
  The noun ABNEY LEVEL has 1 sense:

1. a surveying instrument consisting of a spirit level and a sighting tube; used to measure the angle of inclination of a line from the observer to the target

  Familiarity information: ABNEY LEVEL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ABNEY LEVEL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A surveying instrument consisting of a spirit level and a sighting tube; used to measure the angle of inclination of a line from the observer to the target

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Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("Abney level" is a kind of...):

surveyor's level (surveying instrument consisting basically of a small telescope with an attached spirit level rotating around a vertical axis; for measuring relative heights of land)