| Pronunciation: | | 'ali`deyd
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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- [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
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ALIDADE is a 7 letter word that starts with A. |
| | Synonyms: | | alidad |
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| | See Also: | | surveying instrument, surveyor's instrument, theodolite, transit |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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| Glossary |
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| | Definition: | | an optical surveying instrument used in conjunction with a plane-table and stadia-rod to produce detailed large-scale topographic maps. |
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