单词 | alidade |
释义 | alidade[ al-i-deyd ] / ˈæl ɪˌdeɪd / noun Surveying.(in plane-tabling) a straightedge having a telescopic sight or other means of sighting parallel to the straightedge. the entire upper part of a theodolite or transit, including the telescope, its supports, the level vials, the circle-reading device, and the spindle. Also al·i·dad [al-i-dad]. /ˈæl ɪˌdæd/. Origin of alidade1400–50; variant of alhidade<Medieval Latin alhidada<Arabic al-ʿiḍādah the turning radius (like a clock hand) of a circle; replacing late Middle English allydatha (<Old Spanish alhidada) Words nearby alidadeAlice Springs, Alicia, Alick, lick and a promise, a, alicyclic, alidade, alien, alienable, alienage, Alien and Sedition Acts, alienate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for alidade
British Dictionary definitions for alidadealidade alidad (ˈælɪˌdæd)/ (ˈælɪˌdeɪd) / nouna surveying instrument used in plane-tabling for drawing lines of sight on a distant object and taking angular measurements the upper rotatable part of a theodolite, including the telescope and its attachments Word Origin for alidadeC15: from French, from Medieval Latin allidada, from Arabic al-'idāda the revolving radius of a circle Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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