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alidade

ali·dade

UK/ˈæ.lɪ.deɪd/ uncommon

noun

1.

surveying instrument consisting of the upper movable part of a theodolite including the telescope and its attachments

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2.

surveying instrument used with a plane table for drawing lines of sight on a distant object and for measuring angles

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Origin

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

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