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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. surveying instrument consisting of the upper movable part of a theodolite including the telescope and its attachments;
[syn: alidade, alidad]

2. surveying instrument used with a plane table for drawing lines of sight on a distant object and for measuring angles;
[syn: alidade, alidad]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

alidad n 1: surveying instrument consisting of the upper movable part of a theodolite including the telescope and its attachments [syn: alidade, alidad] 2: surveying instrument used with a plane table for drawing lines of sight on a distant object and for measuring angles [syn: alidade, alidad]