noun
Meaning 1
A surveying instrument for quickly finding distances.
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Standard Lemma guide
tachymeter
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noun
Meaning 2
A speed indicator; a tachometer.
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noun
Meaning 3
a theodolite designed for rapid measurements
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: tacheometer
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: theodolite, transit
History
Etymology
From tachy- + -meter.
Across languages
Translations
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: taquímetre — surveying instrument
- Dutch: tachymeter — surveying instrument
- Finnish: takymetri — surveying instrument
- French: tachymètre — surveying instrument
- German: Tachymeter — surveying instrument
- Malay: takimeter — surveying instrument
- Polish: tachimetr — surveying instrument
- Portuguese: taquímetro — surveying instrument
- Portuguese: tacómetro — surveying instrument
- Romanian: tahimetru — surveying instrument
- Spanish: taquímetro — surveying instrument
- Spanish: tacómetro — surveying instrument
- Vietnamese: máy toàn đạc — surveying instrument