Synonyms & related words for alidad

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of alidad. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to alidad

Explore words related to alidad — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include alidade, theodolite, groma, surveying, altazimuth, geodesist, octant, goniometric. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does alidad come from?

The word alidad breaks down into 2 roots of Arabic origin: al-, from Arabic al- (“the (definite article)”); and idad, from Arabic 'idada (“revolving radius, sighting rule (from 'adud, upper arm)”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.