dumpy level

dump·y lev·el

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noun dumpy level an instrument consisting of a spirit level mounted under and parallel to a telescope, the latter being rigidly attached to its supports. 1
noun dumpy level a levelling instrument consisting of a horizontal telescope with various rotational arrangements and a spirit level 0
noun dumpy level a surveyor's level with a telescope fixed to a spirit level that rotates in a lateral plane 0
noun dumpy level (surveying) A level having a short telescope rigidly fixed to a table capable only of rotatory movement in a horizontal plane. The telescope is usually an inverting one. 0

before 1830

One of the 36% newest English words

First recorded in 1830-40

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