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2781 | levelling plate | A plate designed to support the LEVELLING ROD as an aid to ACCURACY in LEVELLING. |
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2782 | levelling rod | A straight rod or bar, designed for use in measuring a vertical distance between a point on the ground and the LINE OF COLLIMATION of a LEVE... more |
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2783 | levelling screw | One of the three screws of surveying and astronomic instruments used for levelling same. Also called footscrew. |
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2784 | levelling staff | See LEVELLING ROD. |
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2785 | level net | Lines of SPIRIT LEVELLING connected together to form a system of loops and circuits extending over an area. Also called survey net. |
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2786 | level surface | A surface which, at every point, is perpendicular to the DIRECTION OF GRAVITY. A level surface is an EQUIPOTENTIAL SURFACE. The GEOID or, i... more |
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2787 | librations of moon | Motions of the MOON due to which certain margins round the MOON's LIMB occasionally pass out of view while a corresponding margin on the ot... more |
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2788 | lidar | (LIght Detection And Ranging) An instrument that measures distance to a reflecting object by emitting timed pulses of LASER light and measur... more |
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2789 | life buoy | See BUOY. |
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2790 | life saving station | A place where equipment for saving life at SEA is maintained. Also called rescue station. |
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2791 | light | A luminous or lighted AID TO NAVIGATION. For internationally agreed abbreviations of light characteristics see the International Chart Speci... more |
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2792 | light: aerial obstruction | LIGHT marking an obstacle which constitutes a danger to AIR NAVIGATION. |
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2793 | light: aeromarine | A marine-type LIGHT in which a proportion of the BEAM is deflected to an angle of 10°-15° above the HORIZON for the use of aircraft. |
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2794 | light: aeronautical ground | Any LIGHT specially provided as an AID TO NAVIGATION, other than a LIGHT displayed on an aircraft. |
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2795 | light: alternating | A signal LIGHT that shows, in any given direction, two or more colours in a regularly repeated sequence with a regular periodicity. |
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2796 | light(s): boundary | LIGHTS marking the BOUNDARY of a LANDING AREA. |
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2797 | light: catoptric | A LIGHT concentrated into a narrow BEAM by means of one or more REFLECTORS (as opposed to DIOPTRIC). |
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2798 | light: composite group-flashing | A flashing light in which a sequence of groups of one or more flashes, which are specified in number, is regularly repeated, and the groups ... more |
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2799 | light: composite group-occulting | An occulting light in which a sequence of groups of one or more eclipses, which are specified in number, is regularly repeated, and the grou... more |
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2800 | light: continuous ultra quick | A light showing 160 or more, usually 240 to 300, flashes per minute. |