Definition of Abney level
: a surveying clinometer consisting of a short telescope, bubble tube, and graduated vertical arc used especially for measuring tree heights
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Origin and Etymology of abney level
after Wm. de Wiveleslie Abney †1920 English scientist
First Known Use: 1883See Words from the same year
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