Definition of alidade
English to English noun - surveying instrument consisting of the upper movable part of a theodolite including the telescope and its attachments
source: WordNet 3.0 - surveying instrument used with a plane table for drawing lines of sight on a distant object and for measuring angles
source: WordNet 3.0 - 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
source: Webster 1913
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alidade, alidad, alaudidae, alate, alday, allude, alated, allied, alauda, althaea, al-hudaydah, alat, auld, alouatte, aldehyde, al-tawhid, ahold, aleut, allod, allhallowtide
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