alidade

• alhidade, alhidad, alidad (all obsolete)

From French alidade, from Spanish alidada, from Arabic العِضَادَة (al-ʕiḍāda), perhaps from عَضُد (ʕaḍud, “upper arm”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈæ.lɪ.deɪd/

alidade (plural alidades)

1. (cartography, astronomy, surveying) A sighting device used for measuring angles.

• turning board, diopter (obsolete)

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alidade f

1. plural of alidada

• alidada

• Hyphenation: a‧li‧da‧de

alidade f (plural alidades)

1. (cartography, astronomy, surveying) alidade (sighting device used for measuring angles)