What is the word?
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What is the word?
Those landmark, distance plates you see at lookouts, the things referred to here
http://geocaching.com.au/cache/ga1396
We call them
- Distance plates
- Orientation disks
- Distance markers
- many other descriptive names ....
But I did once see a specific single word name for them.
I can no longer remember what the name for them is.
It's driving me mad.
It's an unusual, probably latin based name, but it's not a two word description like the above names.
Much the same as a tripod based lineruperer is called a theodolite.
Can anyone, please help?
http://geocaching.com.au/cache/ga1396
We call them
- Distance plates
- Orientation disks
- Distance markers
- many other descriptive names ....
But I did once see a specific single word name for them.
I can no longer remember what the name for them is.
It's driving me mad.
It's an unusual, probably latin based name, but it's not a two word description like the above names.
Much the same as a tripod based lineruperer is called a theodolite.
Can anyone, please help?
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Re: What is the word?
'Directional Plate' is what I've heard them referred to as being called.
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Re: What is the word?
Yes, but there is a scientific/latin type special purpose name for them.
I came across it about five years ago, remembered it for about two years, and now it's gone completely,
replaced by a plethora of tv commercials, bad jokes and football scores.
I want it back!
I came across it about five years ago, remembered it for about two years, and now it's gone completely,
replaced by a plethora of tv commercials, bad jokes and football scores.
I want it back!
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Re: What is the word?
I'm told the old ones have the name on them...
Re: What is the word?
I just checked one of mine dated 1968 & it doesn't have a name but it was officially opened so I can claim a Waymark or try!
I did Latin at school & it seldom had one word for anything. I never got the hang of it & then they cut out the Latin Mass so that was a relief. All I can remember after years of learning is: Latin is a language as dead as dead can be it killed the ancient Romans & now it's killing me. But I'll dig out my text books..........
I did Latin at school & it seldom had one word for anything. I never got the hang of it & then they cut out the Latin Mass so that was a relief. All I can remember after years of learning is: Latin is a language as dead as dead can be it killed the ancient Romans & now it's killing me. But I'll dig out my text books..........
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Re: What is the word?
It's a word like heliograph or theodolite or something like that.
Obviously I know that those words mean something else, but it's a single word in that style.
Appreciate the mental grappling, thanks.
Obviously I know that those words mean something else, but it's a single word in that style.
Appreciate the mental grappling, thanks.
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Re: What is the word?
Pork ?
Re: What is the word?
Porcus!Agent Basil wrote:Pork ?
Re: What is the word?
Despite the flippant reply previously....
I have been searching for a suitable latin term for the directional plates but have come up blank so far. I look forward to some education.
Geoff aka Tyreless
I have been searching for a suitable latin term for the directional plates but have come up blank so far. I look forward to some education.
Geoff aka Tyreless
Re: What is the word?
Orientem from Oriens perhaps. Orientate is a verb meaning to align or position yourself; to work out where you are within a particular situation or environment. The origin of the word: the Latin word oriens meaning “rising” and “east”, because of the rising sun.
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Re: What is the word?
Nice guess, but doesn't ring any bells. Thanks anyway.
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Re: What is the word?
Maybe Toposcopes. Wikipedia entry for toposcopes: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toposcope.
Cheers,
Michael.
Cheers,
Michael.
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Re: What is the word?
Seems Toposcope was the word you were looking for. From studying surveying in the 70s an old method used up to the 19th century was to set up a flat surface on a tripod and make a diagram as found on the Toposcope. This was called a Plane Table. So a Toposcope is a permanant Plane Table.
Worth noting that the iPhone dictionary knows the word Toposcope and capitalises it.
( Post Edited due to iPhone dictionary making unilateral decisions about words I used)
Worth noting that the iPhone dictionary knows the word Toposcope and capitalises it.
( Post Edited due to iPhone dictionary making unilateral decisions about words I used)
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Re: What is the word?
Yes, thank you very much. Topograph or toposcope was indeed the word.
Noun
topograph (plural topographs)
Wikipedia has an article on:
Topograph
A monument erected in a high place, such as a hilltop, indicating the direction and distance of notable landscape features which can be seen with the naked eye from that point.
Synonym
Toposcope
Noun
topograph (plural topographs)
Wikipedia has an article on:
Topograph
A monument erected in a high place, such as a hilltop, indicating the direction and distance of notable landscape features which can be seen with the naked eye from that point.
Synonym
Toposcope
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Re: What is the word?
I only got interested in them when chasing the locationless cache "Lookout: which direction?" and that's the name we were using for them knowing there was a correct term. The only thing we came up with was "direction finder" which would do. Toposcope doesn't sound familiar though.