alidade

Betekenis (Engels)

A type of sighting device used for measuring angles.

Sinonieme

alidad

diopter

cross staff

cathetometer

sight alidade

height-finding instrument

altimeter

height gauge

Vertalings

alidada

alidada

alidade

alidade

Alhidade

alîdade

Alidade

alidada

κλισιόμετρο

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈæ.lɪ.deɪd/

Etimologie (Engels)

From French alidade, from Spanish alidada, from Arabic العِضَادَة (al-ʕiḍāda), perhaps from عَضُد (ʕaḍud, “upper arm”).