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ALIDAD

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

• ALIDAD (noun)

Sense 1

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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

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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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