Rod reading
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1. In surveying, a comparative elevation taken using a level and elevation rod; a lower reading means the grade is higher at the point where the rod is placed and vice versa.
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(caption) this is a way of comparing elevation levels, detecting high and low points.
Source: http://biosystems.okstate.edu/