alidade
/ˈæ.lɪ.deɪd/noun
alidade is spelled A-L-I-D-A-D-E: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, alidade means “A type of sighting device used for measuring angles” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of alidade is alidades.
How many letters and syllables are in alidade?
| Letters | 7: A-L-I-D-A-D-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 83 million words; the 290,185th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is alidade?
Alidade appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce alidade?
- /ˈæ.lɪ.deɪd/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-alidade.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of alidade
- alidades plural
- alhidade
- alhidad
- alidad
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does alidade mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A type of sighting device used for measuring angles.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Alidade in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense measuring apparatus:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does alidade come from?
From French alidade, from Spanish alidada, from Arabic العِضَادَة (al-ʕiḍāda), perhaps from عَضُد (ʕaḍud, “upper arm”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).