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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. A surveying instrument that measures distance by measuring the roundtrip travel time of reflected microwaves.

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  1. n. A surveying instrument that uses radar to measure distances

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  • “Other South African inventions on show are the tellurometer, the first commercial microwave distance-measuring device, used mainly for land surveying, the Scheffel Bogie, an undercarriage for trains, and the Freeplay wind-up radio.”

    ANC Daily News Briefing

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