alidade

Noun

Meaning

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

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

alidad protractor label scope telescope diaphragm collimator goniometer inclinometer diopter elevation scale turning board sight rule

Hypernyms

surveying instrument surveyor's instrument

Close letter words and terms

Alid Alida alidad alie alief alien