Synonyms & related words for alidade

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of alidade. 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 alidade

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

Where does alidade come from?

The word alidade breaks down into one root of Arabic origin: the root alidade, from Arabic al-idada (“the revolving radius, ruler”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.