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PLANE TABLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does plane table mean?
• PLANE TABLE (noun)
The noun PLANE TABLE has 1 sense:
1. surveying instrument consisting of a drawing board and a ruler that are mounted on a tripod; used to sight and map topographical details
Familiarity information: PLANE TABLE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Surveying instrument consisting of a drawing board and a ruler that are mounted on a tripod; used to sight and map topographical details
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("plane table" is a kind of...):
surveying instrument; surveyor's instrument (an instrument used by surveyors)
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