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3441 | NAVTEX | the system for the broadcast and automatic reception of MARITIME SAFETY INFORMATION by means of narrow-band direct-printing telegraphy. |
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3442 | neaped | See BENEAPED. |
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3443 | neap high water | See MEAN HIGH WATER NEAPS. |
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3444 | neap low water | See MEAN LOW WATER NEAPS. |
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3445 | neap range | The mean semidiurnal RANGE OF TIDE when NEAP TIDES are occurring; the mean difference in HEIGHT between neap high water and neap low water. ... more |
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3446 | neap rise | See MEAN NEAP RISE. |
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3447 | neap tide(s) | See TIDE. |
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3448 | nearshore | Close to the SHORE. |
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3449 | neat line | Line, usually grid or graticule, bounding the detail of a MAP. Also referred to as inner neat line to differentiate from border drawn outsid... more |
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3450 | nebula | (pl. nebulae). An aggregation of matter outside the SOLAR SYSTEM, large enough to occupy a perceptible area but which has not been resolved ... more |
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3451 | neck | In OCEANOGRAPHY, the narrow band of water flowing swiftly seaward through the SURF. See CURRENT: RIP. In geography, a narrow piece of LAND ... more |
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3452 | needle | Short for MAGNETIC NEEDLE. |
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3453 | negative | A photographic IMAGE on film, PLATE, or paper, in which the subject tones to which the EMULSION is sensitive are reversed or complementary. |
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3454 | negative altitude | See ANGLE OF DEPRESSION. |
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3455 | negative engraving | A chart reproduction process in which the compilation manuscript, or other data, is photographed onto a plastic or glass negative. The art o... more |
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3456 | negative gradient | In OCEANOGRAPHY, a LAYER of water where temperature decreases with DEPTH. |
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3457 | nekton | Those animals of the PELAGIC DIVISION that are active swimmers, such as most of the adult squids, fishes, and marine mammals. |
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3458 | neritic province | See PELAGIC DIVISION. |
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3459 | network | In SURVEYING, a pattern or configuration of STATIONS called geodetic network. In geography, a complex system of RIVERS, CANALS, etc. In RADI... more |
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3460 | new chart | See CHART. |