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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

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

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  • noun 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 2004

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