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水準点 (suijunten) Japanese meaning: benchmark | Kotomora

水すい準じゅん点てん

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Meanings

1

benchmark; bench mark

A fixed reference point used in surveying to measure elevation. Technical term.

測そく量りょう士しは水すい準じゅん点てんを基き準じゅんにして標ひょう高こう

を

測はか

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The surveyor measured the elevation based on the benchmark.

Kanji

水water
準semi-, correspond to, proportionate to
点spot, point, mark

Related words

三さん角かく点てん
三角点 is a triangulation point used for horizontal positioning, while 水準点 is specifically for vertical elevation reference.

Built from

水すい準じゅん+点てん

Etymology

Compound of 水準 (water level, standard) and 点 (point). The term is a direct translation of the English 'benchmark' in a surveying context.