theodolite
/θiːˈɒdəlaɪt/noun
theodolite is spelled T-H-E-O-D-O-L-I-T-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, theodolite means “A surveying instrument, consisting of a small mounted telescope, used to measure horizontal and vertical angles” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of theodolite is theodolites.
How many letters and syllables are in theodolite?
| Letters | 10: T-H-E-O-D-O-L-I-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 18 million words; the 127,184th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is theodolite?
Theodolite appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce theodolite?
- /θiːˈɒdəlaɪt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-theodolite.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of theodolite
- theodolites plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does theodolite mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A surveying instrument, consisting of a small mounted telescope, used to measure horizontal and vertical angles.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Theodolite in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense instrument:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | théodolite |
| German | Theodolit |
| Portuguese | teodolito |
| Spanish | teodolito |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does theodolite come from?
From New Latin theodolitus (1571), perhaps containing Ancient Greek θέᾱ (théā, “sight, view”) and Arabic العِضَادَة (al-ʕiḍāda, “astrolabe, alidade”); if so, doublet of alidade.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).