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Eng ID | Term | Definition |
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3281 | microwave distance measurement | Any method of ELECTROMAGNETIC DISTANCE MEASUREMENT based on a comparison of radio microwave signals. |
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3282 | mid-channel buoy | A BUOY for marking the middle of a CHANNEL. |
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3283 | middle ground | A shallow area in otherwise deeper water with CHANNELS on both sides of it. |
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3284 | middle ground buoy | A BUOY marking a SHOAL with CHANNELS on both sides. See BIFURCATION BUOY, JUNCTION BUOY. |
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3285 | middle latitude | Half the arithmetical sum of the LATITUDES of two places on the same side of the EQUATOR. |
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3286 | middle latitude sailing | See SAILING. |
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3287 | mid-extreme tide | See TIDE. |
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3288 | midnight | Twelve HOURS from NOON, or the instant the time reference crosses the LOWER BRANCH of the reference CELESTIAL MERIDIAN. |
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3289 | mil | 1. 1/6400 of the circumference of a circle. Approximately 1/1000 radian. 2. 1/1000 of an inch. |
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3290 | mile | A unit of distance. See INTERNATIONAL NAUTICAL MILE, SEA MILE, STATUTE MILE. |
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3291 | military practice area | See EXERCISE AREA. |
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3292 | Milky Way | A broad, faintly luminous band seen across the sky at night, consisting of innumerable STARS and nebulae, so distant as to be indistinguish... more |
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3293 | millibar | A unit of pressure equal to 1/1,000 of a BAR. The millibar is much used in METEOROLOGY. |
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3294 | milligal | A unit of ACCELERATION equal to 1/1,000 of a GAL, or 1/1,000 centimetre per SECOND, per SECOND. This unit is used in gravity measurement, b... more |
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3295 | mineral development platform | See PLATFORM: MINERAL DEVELOPMENT. |
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3296 | minimum squares | See LEAST SQUARES. |
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3297 | minimum thermometer | See THERMOMETER. |
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3298 | minor control | See CONTROL: PHOTOGRAMMETRIC. |
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3299 | minor control plot | See RADIAL TRIANGULATION. |
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3300 | minor planet | An ASTEROID. |