dumpy level

A surveyor's instrument having a short telescope fixed rigidly to a horizontally rotating table.

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dumpy level

(Surveying) surveying a levelling instrument consisting of a horizontal telescope with various rotational arrangements and a spirit level

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Dumpy level - a surveyor's level having a short telescope fixed to a horizontally rotating table and a spirit level

surveyor's level - surveying instrument consisting basically of a small telescope with an attached spirit level rotating around a vertical axis; for measuring relative heights of land

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Further miniaturization merged electronic theodolite and EDM and gave birth to modern day all too famous Total Station.Vertical (distance) measuring progressed from early Egyptian A-frame to U-tube to leveling instrument fitted with telescope and bubble tube the famous Dumpy Level. Leveling instrument has also seen many changes and developments over time.

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Volunteers were taken on a tour of the site and taught how to use some key archaeological equipment, such as the Total Station and Dumpy Level. The group is now planning for its next wave of test pitting in Bromborough as part of the year-long dig project in July.

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Despite the incompatibility in equipment a lack of communication between a dumpy level and a smartphone and the necessity to enter measurements manually--the application of such technology seems to be well-founded as it allows for remote processing and sharing of data using optical levelling instrument and a mobile application.

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* Dumpy level. Dumpy levels are tripod-mounted focal instruments that provide a magnified eyepiece for the contractor to look through.

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The dumpy level is one of the simplest types of surveying levels mounted on a tripod.

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