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Eng ID Term Definition
3301
minus soundings
See SOUNDING.
3302
minute
The sixtieth part of an HOUR; sixty SECONDS. The sixtieth part of a DEGREE of arc; sixty SECONDS.
3303
mirage
Optical PHENOMENON consisting essentially of steady or wavering, single or multiple, upright or inverted, vertically enlarged or reduced, IM... more
Optical PHENOMENON consisting essentially of steady or wavering, single or multiple, upright or inverted, vertically enlarged or reduced, IMAGES of distant objects.
3304
mirage: inferior
Particular case of MIRAGE, occurring over stretches of water, land, SHORES, roads, etc. strongly heated by INSOLA­TION, and in which the vir... more
Particular case of MIRAGE, occurring over stretches of water, land, SHORES, roads, etc. strongly heated by INSOLA­TION, and in which the virtu­al IMAGE is found below the actual object. The case in which objects situated on or slightly above the normal HORIZON become invisible is popularly termed SINKING.
3305
mirage: superior
Special case of MIRAGE, observable over snow-fields, cold SEAS, etc., in which the virtual IMAGE is above the actual object. The case in whi... more
Special case of MIRAGE, observable over snow-fields, cold SEAS, etc., in which the virtual IMAGE is above the actual object. The case in which objects below and beyond the normal HORIZON become visible is popularly termed LOOMING.
3306
mire
A piece of wet swampy GROUND.
3307
mirror
Any surface which produces IMAGES by REFLEC­TION of LIGHT RAYS.
3308
mist
Suspension in the air of microscopic water dro­plets or wet hygro­scopic particles, reducing the VISI­BILITY at the EARTH's surface.
3309
mixed current
See CURRENT.
3310
mixed layer
In OCEANOG­RAPHY, the surface layer of virtually isother­mal water, which frequently exists above the THERMOCLINE. The thickness of the laye... more
In OCEANOG­RAPHY, the surface layer of virtually isother­mal water, which frequently exists above the THERMOCLINE. The thickness of the layer is dependent on the temperature gradient.
3311
mixed seas
The state of the sea resulting from the interaction of wind, waves, and swell.
3312
mixed tide
See TIDE.
3313
moat (or sea moat)
An annular DEPRESSION that may not be continuous, located at the base of many SEAMOUNTS, oceanic islands and other isolated ELEVATIONS.
3314
mobile rig
See RIG.
3315
mobile station
A radioloca­tion station intended to be used at unspecified points. As opposed to FIXED STATION.
3316
mock moons
Name given sometimes to PARASELENAE, PARAN­TISELENAE and AN­TISELENAE when they are bright.
3317
mock suns
Name often given to PARHELIA, PARANTHELIA and ANTHELIA when they are particularly bright.
3318
mock-up
A model of something to be used for testing or study.
3319
modulated wave
See WAVE.
3320
modulating wave
See WAVE.