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Alidade

An alidade (/ˈæ.lɪ.deɪd/) (archaic forms include alhidade, alhidad, alidad)[citation needed] or a turning board is a device that allows one to sight a distant object and use the line of sight to perform a task. This task can be, for example, to triangulate a scale map on site using a plane table drawing of intersecting lines in the direction of the…

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Alidade

Nodes28
Edges27
Triples18
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.071429
Components1

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related to Origins · 7
Alidade → Alidades, Arabic, Each, In Greek, Latin, The, There
related to Examples of old alidade types · 4
Alidade → In, No, Real, The
related to Modern alidade types · 3
Alidade → In, The, Today
is a · 1
Alidade → part of a theodolite that rotates around the vertical axis

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object alidades instruments one scale vane table also line two vertical called plane horizontal could used star sight instrument types

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Alidadeis apart of a theodolite that rotates around the vertical axis0.90text
the 'plane table alidadeinstance ofthe name is applied to complete instruments0.80text
a star is observed through a small holeinstance ofif a dim object0.80text
the image is difficult to see.This form is shown in the diagram as having pointersinstance ofif a dim object0.80text
Alidaderelated to Examples of old alidade typesThe0.60section
Alidaderelated to Examples of old alidade typesReal0.60section
Alidaderelated to Examples of old alidade typesIn0.60section
Alidaderelated to Examples of old alidade typesNo0.60section
Alidaderelated to Modern alidade typesThe0.60section
Alidaderelated to Modern alidade typesIn0.60section
Alidaderelated to Modern alidade typesToday0.60section
Alidaderelated to OriginsThe0.60section

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