Level (optical instrument)
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level-optical-instrument-176-3975207
title:
Level (optical instrument)
text:
A level is an optical instrument used to establish or verify points in the same horizontal plane in a process known as levelling. It is used in conjunction with a levelling staff to establish the relative height or levels of objects or marks. It is widely used in surveying and construction to measure height differences and to transfer, measure, and set heights of known objects or marks. It is also known as a surveyor's level, builder's level, dumpy level or the historic "Y" level. It operates on
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Optical instrument to verify horizontal points
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Level_(optical_instrument)
date created:
2005-09-24T00:17:47Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T14:02:57Z
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