alidade
Meanings
noun
- 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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