alidade

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
10
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈæ.lɪ.deɪd/

Definition of alidade

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A type of sighting device used for measuring angles.

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Etymology

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

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