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2481 | instrumental (or instrument) correction | That CORRECTION due to INSTRUMENTAL ERROR. |
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2482 | instrumental (or instrument) error | See ERROR. |
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2483 | instrumental (or instrument) parallax | See PARALLAX. |
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2484 | insular | Of or pertaining to an island or islands. |
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2485 | insular shelf | A zone around an island that extends from the low water line to a depth at which there is usually a marked increase of slope towards oceanic... more |
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2486 | insulated (or insulating) water bottle | See WATER BOTTLE. |
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2487 | INT1 | The compendium of symbols, abbreviations and terms to be used on paper and raster NAUTICAL CHARTS, for use principally as a reference by ma... more |
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2488 | intake | The place where water is taken into a channel or pipe from a RIVER or other body of water, to drive a mill, or supply a CANAL, waterworks, e... more |
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2489 | intended track | See TRACK. |
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2490 | intensity: luminous (in a direction) | Quotient of the LUMINOUS FLUX emitted by a source, or by an element of a source in an infinitesimal cone containing the given direction, by ... more |
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2491 | intensity: magnetic | See MAGNETIC FIELD INTENSITY. |
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2492 | intensity: sound | At a point, the average rate of sound energy transmitted in a specified direction through a unit area normal to this direction at the point ... more |
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2493 | intensity of gravity | See GRAVITY. |
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2494 | intensity of magnetization | See MAGNETIZATION. |
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2495 | intercardinal point | Any of the four directions midway between the CARDINAL POINTS: north-east, north-west, south-east, south-west. |
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2496 | intercept | The name given in MARCQ ST. HILAIRE METHOD to the difference between the calculated ALTITUDE and the TRUE ALTITUDE of a CELESTIAL BODY. Also... more |
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2497 | intercept method | See MARCQ ST. HILAIRE METHOD. |
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2498 | interface | A surface, usually plane, forming the BOUNDARY between adjacent solids, spaces or immiscible liquids. In data processing it describes all i... more |
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2499 | interference | Extraneous SIGNALS, NOISES, etc., that hinder proper reception of the desired SIGNAL in electronic equipment. See WAVE INTERFERENCE. |
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2500 | interferometric echo sounder | A type of SWATH(E) SOUNDING SYSTEM in which the equipment emits a timed PULSE of sound that is narrow in the fore-aft direction and wide in ... more |