Alidade

[ælideid]

Definition

(noun.) surveying instrument used with a plane table for drawing lines of sight on a distant object and for measuring angles.

(noun.) surveying instrument consisting of the upper movable part of a theodolite including the telescope and its attachments.

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Definition

(n.) The portion of a graduated instrument, as a quadrant or astrolabe, carrying the sights or telescope, and showing the degrees cut off on the arc of the instrument

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