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Eng ID Term Definition
2101
gravity wave
See WAVE.
2102
grease ice
A later stage of freezing than frazil ice when the crystals have coagulated to form a soupy layer on the surface. Grease ice reflects little... more
A later stage of freezing than frazil ice when the crystals have coagulated to form a soupy layer on the surface. Grease ice reflects little light, giving the sea a matt appearance.
2103
great circle
See CIRCLE.
2104
great circle: primary
See PRIMARY GREAT CIRCLE.
2105
great circle bearing
See BEARING.
2106
great circle chart
See CHART: GNOMONIC.
2107
great circle course
See COURSE.
2108
great circle sailing
See SAILING.
2109
great circle track
See TRACK.
2110
great diurnal range
See RANGE: DIURNAL.
2111
greatest elongation
See ELONGATION.
2112
great tropic range
See RANGE.
2113
Greenwich civil time
See TIME: GREENWICH MEAN.
2114
Greenwich hour angle
See HOUR ANGLE.
2115
Greenwich mean time (GMT)
See TIME.
2116
Greenwich meridian
See MERIDIAN.
2117
Greenwich time
See TIME.
2118
grid
A series of lines, usually straight and paral­lel, superimposed on a CHART or PLOTTING SHEET to serve as a directional reference for NAVIGAT... more
A series of lines, usually straight and paral­lel, superimposed on a CHART or PLOTTING SHEET to serve as a directional reference for NAVIGATION. See also GRATICULE. Two sets of mutually perpendicular lines dividing a MAP, CHART, or other representation of the EARTH's surface, into squares or rectangles to permit location of any point by a system of RECTANGULAR COORDINATES. In electronics, an electrode with one or more openings to permit passage of electrons or ions.
2119
grid: parallactic
In PHOTOGRAMMETRY, a uniform pattern of rectangular lines drawn or engraved on some trans­parent material, usually glass, and placed either ... more
In PHOTOGRAMMETRY, a uniform pattern of rectangular lines drawn or engraved on some trans­parent material, usually glass, and placed either over the PHOTOGRAPHS of a STEREO­SCOPIC PAIR or in the OPTI­CAL SYSTEM of a STEREOSCOPE, in order to provide a continuous floating-mark system.
2120
grid: perspective
In PHOTOGRAMMETRY, a network of lines, drawn or superimposed on a PHOTOGRAPH, to represent the perspective of a sys­tematic network of lines... more
In PHOTOGRAMMETRY, a network of lines, drawn or superimposed on a PHOTOGRAPH, to represent the perspective of a sys­tematic network of lines on the GROUND or DATUM PLANE. See also GRID METHOD.