ALL meanings of plane table
plane ta·ble
P p - noun plane table a surveying instrument consisting of a drawing board mounted on adjustable legs, and used in the field for plotting measurements directly 0
- verb plane table to survey (a plot of land) using a plane table 0
- noun plane table a surveying device for plotting maps in the field: it consists of a drawing board mounted on a tripod with an alidade that can be moved about over the table to establish a reference point 0
- noun plane table (cartography) A particular kind of instrument used by surveyors in mapmaking. 0