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Alidade

Alidade Meaning & Definition
Alidade Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Alidade?

[n] surveying instrument used with a plane table for drawing lines of sight on a distant object and for measuring angles
[n] surveying instrument consisting of the upper movable part of a theodolite including the telescope and its attachments

Synonyms | Synonyms for Alidade: alidad

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See Also | surveying instrument | surveyor's instrument | theodolite | transit

Alidade In Webster's Dictionary

\Al"i*dade\, n. [LL. alidada, alhidada, fr. Ar. al-'id[=a]da 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.

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