photoalidade

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noun

A surveying instrument used to plot lines and measure directions between terrestrial features from photographs

OriginEnglish alidade ← Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-) ← Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos →
Scrabble 19
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Meanings

nounphotoalidade (plural photoalidades)

plural photoalidades

  1. A surveying instrument used to plot lines and measure directions between terrestrial features from photographs

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  4. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  5. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  6. Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
  7. Englishphoto-
  8. Englishalidade
  9. Englishphotoalidade

From photo- + alidade.

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APA

photoalidade. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoalidade

MLA

“photoalidade.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoalidade. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photoalidade,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoalidade.

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