plane table

See also: planetable

English

Alternative forms

• planetable

Etymology

Originally plain table, because of its simplicity.

Noun

plane table (plural plane tables)

1. (cartography) A particular kind of instrument used by surveyors in mapmaking.

   Synonym: planchette

Translations

a particular kind of instrument used by surveyors

• Irish: plánchlár m
• Ottoman Turkish: پلانچته (plançete)
• Russian: ме́нзула (ru) f (ménzula), планше́т (ru) m (planšét)
• Turkish: plançete (tr)

Further reading

• plane table on Wikipedia.Wikipedia