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Alidade

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al=i=dade

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun Alidade has 2 senses

alidade(n = noun.artifact) alidad - surveying instrument consisting of the upper movable part of a theodolite including the telescope and its attachments; Array

is a kind of surveying instrument, surveyor's instrument

is a part of theodolite, transit

alidade(n = noun.artifact) alidad - surveying instrument used with a plane table for drawing lines of sight on a distant object and for measuring angles; Array

is a kind of surveying instrument, surveyor's instrument

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CIDE DICTIONARY

Alidade, n. [LL. alidada, alhidada, fr. Ar. al-'idāda a sort of rule: cf. F. alidade.].

The portion of a graduated instrument, as a quadrant or astrolabe, carrying the sights or telescope, and showing the degrees cut off on the arc of the instrument Whewell. [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

Alidade, n. Surveying & Astron. an instrument for determining directions or measuring angles.

Etymology

F f. med.L f. Arab. al-' idada the revolving radius f. ' adud upper arm

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