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ALIDAD
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Dictionary entry overview: What does alidad mean?
• ALIDAD (noun)
The noun ALIDAD has 2 senses:
1. surveying instrument consisting of the upper movable part of a theodolite including the telescope and its attachments
2. surveying instrument used with a plane table for drawing lines of sight on a distant object and for measuring angles
Familiarity information: ALIDAD used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Surveying instrument consisting of the upper movable part of a theodolite including the telescope and its attachments
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
alidad; alidade
Hypernyms ("alidad" is a kind of...):
surveying instrument; surveyor's instrument (an instrument used by surveyors)
Holonyms ("alidad" is a part of...):
theodolite; transit (a surveying instrument for measuring horizontal and vertical angles, consisting of a small telescope mounted on a tripod)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Surveying instrument used with a plane table for drawing lines of sight on a distant object and for measuring angles
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
alidad; alidade
Hypernyms ("alidad" is a kind of...):
surveying instrument; surveyor's instrument (an instrument used by surveyors)
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