alidade: Meaning and Definition of
al•i•dade
Pronunciation: (al'i-dād"), [key]
— n. Survey.
- (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.
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