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alidade

al·i·dade [ állə dàyd ] (plural al·i·dades)


noun 
Definition:
 
surveying instrument for measuring angles: an instrument consisting of a rule with sights at both ends, used in surveying for measuring angles and directions

[14th century. Via French and Spanish< Arabic al-idada "the revolving radius"]
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