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ALIDADE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does alidade mean? 

ALIDADE (noun)
  The noun ALIDADE has 2 senses:

1. surveying instrument consisting of the upper movable part of a theodolite including the telescope and its attachmentsplay

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

  Familiarity information: ALIDADE used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ALIDADE (noun)


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 ("alidade" is a kind of...):

surveying instrument; surveyor's instrument (an instrument used by surveyors)

Holonyms ("alidade" 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 ("alidade" is a kind of...):

surveying instrument; surveyor's instrument (an instrument used by surveyors)


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