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301
autocollimator
See COLLIMATOR.
302
automated cartography
The performance of cartographic functions in a fully automatic mode.
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automatic floating station
A BUOY equipped with instruments automatically recording oceanographic and meteorological DATA. Also called automatic buoy.
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Automatic Identification System (AIS)
An automatic communication and identification system intended to improve the safety of NAVIGATION by assisting the efficient operation of ... more
An automatic communication and identification system intended to improve the safety of NAVIGATION by assisting the efficient operation of VESSEL TRAFFIC SERVICES (VTS), ship reporting, and ship-to-ship and ship-to-shore operations.
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automatic gain control
A circuit which automatically maintains a constant output volume regardless of input signal strength. Also called automatic volume control.
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automatic plotter
See PLOTTER.
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Automatic Radar Plotting Aid (ARPA)
A system wherein RADAR targets are automatically acquired and tracked and collision situations computer assessed and warnings given.
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automatic tide gauge
See GAUGE: TIDE.
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automatic volume control
See AUTOMATIC GAIN CONTROL.
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automation
The technique of improving human productivity in the processing of materials, energy and information, by utilizing in various degrees elemen... more
The technique of improving human productivity in the processing of materials, energy and information, by utilizing in various degrees elements of automatic CONTROL, and of automatically executed product programming.
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autopositive
A material which gives a positive copy from a positive TRANSPARENCY (or a negative from a negative) by direct processing.
312
autumnal equinox
See EQUINOX.
313
avulsion
Rapid EROSION of shoreland by WAVES during a STORM.
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awash
(adj. and adv.). Flush with, or washed by the WAVES.
315
axis
The line, real or imaginary, about which something centres or revolves.
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axis: horizontal
In a THEODOLITE or TRANSIT, the AXIS about which the TELESCOPE of the instrument rotates when moved vertically. Also called trunnion axis, o... more
In a THEODOLITE or TRANSIT, the AXIS about which the TELESCOPE of the instrument rotates when moved vertically. Also called trunnion axis, or transit axis.
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axis: optical
See AXIS OF LENS.
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axis: polar
In a system of POLAR or SPHERICAL COORDINATES, the primary AXIS of DIRECTION.
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axis: principal
See AXIS OF LENS.
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axis: trunnion
See AXIS: HORIZONTAL.