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Definition of Tachymeter
1. Noun. A theodolite designed for rapid measurements.
Definition of Tachymeter
1. n. An instrument, esp. a transit or theodolite with stadia wires, for determining quickly the distances, bearings, and elevations of distant objects.
Definition of Tachymeter
1. Noun. A surveying instrument for quickly finding distances. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tachymeter
Literary usage of Tachymeter
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Topographical Surveying: Including Geographic, Exploratory, and Military by Herbert Michael Wilson (1900)
"Wagner-Fennel tachymeter.—By means of an instrument made in Germany and known by
the above name, surveys to be completed on large scale and with great ..."
2. Plane Surveying: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Plane Surveying by James Kip Finch (1918)
"Distinction between Theodolite and tachymeter. The complete engineer's transit,
sometimes called a tachymeter, should not be confused with the theodolite ..."
3. Engineering Surveying & Mining Instruments by C. L. Berger & Sons (1916)
"tachymeter. With three Leveling Screws and Shifting Center. No. 1 ft as incut.
Graduation of horizontal circle ..."
4. The Mining Engineer (1906)
"... THr] HAMMER-FENNEL tachymeter-THEODOLITE."* Mr. HENRY DAVIS (Derby) wrote that
an expert in surveying must be tilled with admiration for the inventor of ..."
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