[ 'alɪdeɪd ]
■ noun a sighting device or pointer for determining directions or measuring angles, used in surveying.
Origin
ME: via Fr. and Sp. from Arab. al-῾iḍāda 'the revolving radius'.
[ 'alɪdeɪd ]
■ noun a sighting device or pointer for determining directions or measuring angles, used in surveying.
Origin
ME: via Fr. and Sp. from Arab. al-῾iḍāda 'the revolving radius'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004