Czech term
Czech Republic
Native in: Czech 
Sáhoměr
| 4 +1 | Surveyor's wheel |
Martin Mraz
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| 4 | Pedometer |
Michael Sarni
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| 4 | A-frame level |
Vladimir Alekseev, MCIL
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| 3 | fathom meter/measuring device |
Ivan Šimerka
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| 1 | (Hauptner) landsurveyor('s) compass |
Andrzej Ziomek
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Jan 3, 2022 19:46: philgoddard changed "Language pair" from "English" to "Czech to English"
Proposed translations
United Kingdom
Taking good care of each word
Native in: Russian 
, English (Variants: British, US, UK)
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, Russian, and 22 more.
Pedometer
http://www.mathsinstruments.me.uk/page70.html
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Note added at 30 mins (2022-01-03 20:13:52 GMT)
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OED:
pedometer, n.
1. An instrument for estimating the distance travelled on foot by registering the number of steps taken.
| Thank you. Although used for the same purpose (i.e. land-surveying, measuring distances), this instrument does not have the same design as "sáhoměr" which is an A-shaped instrument similar to a "divider" or "compass"... |
Czech Republic
Experienced, reliable, quick
Native in: Czech
Works in: Czech to English, English to Czech, German to Czech, and 9 more.
fathom meter/measuring device
| Děkuji, ale tento výraz nelze dohledat, a zřejmě ani "fathom" není jednotka odpovídající onomu (zřejmě vídeňskému) sáhu. |
Czech Republic
translation by a native speaker
Native in: Czech (Variant: Standard-Czech) , English (Variants: British, UK, US, Canadian) , Slovak (Variants: Czech, Standard - Slovakia)
Works in: Czech to English, Slovak to English
Surveyor's wheel
| Děkuji, všechny tyto přístroje se používají ke stejnému účelu, nicméně konstrukčně neodpovídají sáhoměru, což je v zásadě velké kružítko, u něhož je vzdálenost obou ramen právě jeden sáh. |
| agree |
Michael Sarni
: OED: surveyor's wheel n. a device for measuring distances, consisting of a wheel of known circumference which is attached to a handle and rolled along the ground by a person on foot; = odometer n. (a).
27 mins
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Top-Level Legal Translations
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, Czech to Russian, and 31 more.
A-frame level
https://ucimesevenku.cz/cisla-venku_archiv/ - see section "MĚŘÍME 1 AR".
Another description:
https://ar-ar.facebook.com/skolateptin/posts/464758914192476...
Another one:
https://docplayer.cz/13465194-Dum-byt-chata-zahrada-stroje-n... - see p. 32
SÁHOMĚR Při měření delších vzdáleností lze nahradit drahé pásmo jednoduchým zařízením, které se dříve běžně používalo při vyměřování pozemků. Stačí stlouci tři latě a sáhoměr je hotov.
That's exact description of the same device in English
https://assets.echocommunity.org/publication_issue/1e97162c-...
Another one
https://www.appropedia.org/The_'A'_frame_(Practical_Action_B...
Video guide: )
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c90LEjR4Y3E
Here's the definition: http://www.directlinesoftware.com/survey.htm
A Frame - A measuring device built in the shape of an A. The distance between the legs is 6.6 feet (one tenth of a chain. To measure the acreage of a small square parcel, multiply the width and height in "A's" and move the decimal point three places to the left. For example, a square that is 6 A's wide and 4 A's tall is .024 acres.
Basically that's so-called "proportional divider", but bigger in size - A-shaped. Unfortunately that has nothing to do with wheels.
| Thank you for all your suggestions but A-frame, although very close to sáhoměr in its design was not used the same way or for the same purpose as sáhoměr. |
Poland
Jack of all trades Master of translation
Native in: Polish
Works in: English to Polish, Polish to English
(Hauptner) landsurveyor('s) compass
The idea is that you lock the legs at a set distance (in this case either 1 m or 2 m). By simply rotating the compass while walking, a distance can be measured. The instrument seems to have been in use for setting out agricultural fields as well as (rough
Znáte sáhoměr? Pomůcku, která se využívala dříve při měření například polí. Víte jak dlouhý je sáh? (Sáh je odvozený od rozpětí paží dospělého člověka. Rozpětí rukou je stejné jako výška, tedy 1 sáh = výška dospěléh
Discussion
1. Yes, it's true that the English examples of using this simple tool that are given as illustrations show it being put to a different purpose.
2. But his Czech links do fit the bill, where it is being used to measure the distances.
3. Finally, the actual measurement unit. The definition in http://www.directlinesoftware.com/survey.htm states that the measurement unit of A frame is 6.6 feet = 202 cm. It's not far from the Czech sáh, which is 179 cm.
After all, before the middle of 19th C there weren't any international standards, so each country (and parts thereof) used their own units.
It's unlikely you will get a more fitting answer here.
What you may have to do here is to supply a translator's note saying that here the A frame is used as a simple tool to measure distance (in surveying).
http://www.surveyhistory.org/intro_to_antique_surveying_inst...