Word: alidades
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: a
li
dades
Definition: Plural of alidade; surveying instrument used with a plane table for drawing lines of sight on a distant object and for measuring angles
Morphemes:
Affix: alidade
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A sighting device used for measuring angles.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: alidade
Language: fr
Decoded: alidade
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A sighting device used for measuring angles.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).