- repeating instrument
- повторительный теодолит
English-Russian cartography dictionary. 2013.
English-Russian cartography dictionary. 2013.
Repeating circle — The repeating circle is an instrument for geodetic surveying, invented by Etienne Lenoir in 1784 [Daumas, Maurice, Scientific Instruments of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries and Their Makers , Portman Books, London 1989 ISBN 978… … Wikipedia
repeating circle — Circle Cir cle (s[ e]r k l), n. [OE. cercle, F. cercle, fr. L. circulus (Whence also AS. circul), dim. of circus circle, akin to Gr. kri kos, ki rkos, circle, ring. Cf. {Circus}, {Circum }.] [1913 Webster] 1. A plane figure, bounded by a single… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Reflecting instrument — Reflecting instruments are those that use mirrors to enhance their ability to make measurements. In particular, the use of mirrors permits one to observe two objects simultaneously while measuring the angular distance between the objects. While… … Wikipedia
electronic instrument — ▪ music Introduction any musical instrument that produces or modifies sounds by electric, and usually electronic, means. The electronic element in such music is determined by the composer, and the sounds themselves are made or changed… … Universalium
Etienne Lenoir (instrument maker) — Etienne Lenoir (1744 1832) was a French scientific instrument maker and inventor of the repeating circle .When hired by Jean Charles de Borda around 1772 to work on the reflecting circle , he was about thirty years old and nearly illiterate.… … Wikipedia
Repetition — Rep e*ti tion (r[e^]p [ e] t[i^]sh [u^]n), n. [L. repetitio: cf. F. r[ e]p[ e]tition. See {Repeat}.] 1. The act of repeating; a doing or saying again; iteration. [1913 Webster] I need not be barren of accusations; he hath faults, with surplus to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Translator — Trans*lat or, n. [L. translator: cf. F. translateur.] 1. One who translates; esp., one who renders into another language; one who expresses the sense of words in one language by equivalent words in another. [1913 Webster] 2. (Teleg.) A repeating… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
industrial polymers, major — Introduction chemical compounds used in the manufacture of synthetic industrial materials. In the commercial production of plastics, elastomers, man made fibres, adhesives, and surface coatings, a tremendous variety of polymers are… … Universalium
mathematics — /math euh mat iks/, n. 1. (used with a sing. v.) the systematic treatment of magnitude, relationships between figures and forms, and relations between quantities expressed symbolically. 2. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) mathematical procedures,… … Universalium
surveying — /seuhr vay ing/, n. 1. the science or scientific method of making surveys of land. 2. the occupation of one who makes land surveys. 3. the act of one who surveys: The surveying required nearly two days. [1425 75; late ME: act of examining… … Universalium
analysis — /euh nal euh sis/, n., pl. analyses / seez /. 1. the separating of any material or abstract entity into its constituent elements (opposed to synthesis). 2. this process as a method of studying the nature of something or of determining its… … Universalium