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tachymeter


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Tachymeter  \Ta*chym"e*ter\,  n.  [Tachy-  +  -meter.] 
  1.  (Surveying)  An  instrument,  esp.  a  transit  or  theodolite 
  with  stadia  wires,  for  determining  quickly  the  distances, 
  bearings,  and  elevations  of  distant  objects. 
 
  2.  A  speed  indicator;  a  tachometer. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  tachymeter 
  n  :  a  theodolite  designed  for  rapid  measurements  [syn:  {tacheometer}] 




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