The Working Edge Of Alidade Is Known As
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Updated on: September 25th, 2023
The working edge of alidade is known as-
- Ebonite Edge
- Fiducial Edge
- Straight Edge
- Graduated Edge
Answer: B. Fiducial Edge
Table of content
The working edge of alidade is known as fiducial edge.
Solution
An Alidade is a surveying instrument used in plane table surveying for sighting a point which needs to be located on a map.
- One edge of the alidade is the fiducial edge or bevelled edge and the other one is the graduated edge.
- Fiducial edge is known as working edge and graduated edge is used to draw line of sight on map.