Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phototheodolite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pho-totheodo-lite
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A theodolite with an attached camera.

noun

An arrangement of two cameras, whose plates may be brought into exactly the same plane, used in surveying and map-making. From the differences between two pictures taken at the same moment, measurements in all dimensions of the region may be obtained.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English theodolite English phototheodolite From photo- + theodolite.

Inflected Forms

phototheodolites (plural)

Questions

What does phototheodolite mean?: A theodolite with an attached camera.
Where does phototheodolite come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English theodolite English phototheodolite From photo- + theodolite.

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