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	Eng ID	Term	Definition
	3841	photograph perpendicular	The perpendicular from the interior perspective centre to the plane of the photograph.
	3842	photographic interpretation	The examination of photographic IMAGES for the purpose of identifying objects and deducing their significance.
	3843	photography	The art or process of producing IMAGES on sensitized material through the action of light.
	3844	photography: aerial	The art, science, or process of taking AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS.
	3845	photogravure	A photoengraving process by which PHOTOGRAPHS or textual matters are reproduced on intaglio printing plate or rolls from which they may be... more A photoengraving process by which PHOTOGRAPHS or textual matters are reproduced on intaglio printing plate or rolls from which they may be transferred to paper.
	3846	photohead plotter	A device used to plot information by exposure of a photographic film.
	3847	photoindex	A MOSAIC made by assembling individual PHOTOGRAPHS, with accompanying designations, into their proper relative positions and copying the as... more A MOSAIC made by assembling individual PHOTOGRAPHS, with accompanying designations, into their proper relative positions and copying the assembly photographically at a reduced SCALE.
	3848	photolithograph	A lithograph produced by PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY. See LITHOGRAPHY.
	3849	photolithography	That branch of lithographic printing in which PHOTOGRAPHY is employed for production of the IMAGE on the final printing surface. The origina... more That branch of lithographic printing in which PHOTOGRAPHY is employed for production of the IMAGE on the final printing surface. The original printing surface, lithographic stone, has been almost completely displaced by thin and flexible sheets of metal (zinc, aluminium, stainless steel, bimetallic PLATES, polymetallic PLATES).
	3850	photomap	A photomosaic of a specified land area, which also contains marginal information, descriptive DATA, and a reference grid and/or projection. ... more A photomosaic of a specified land area, which also contains marginal information, descriptive DATA, and a reference grid and/or projection. See also MOSAIC.
	3851	photometeor	Optical phenomenon of the ATMOSPHERE.
	3852	photometer	An instrument used in measuring the intensity of light, especially in determining the relative intensity of different lights.
	3853	photosphere	The visible surface of the SUN and direct source of almost all its RADIATION. It is a gaseous LAYER some 400 km thick, below which the SUN b... more The visible surface of the SUN and direct source of almost all its RADIATION. It is a gaseous LAYER some 400 km thick, below which the SUN becomes opaque.
	3854	photosynthesis	The formation of carbohydrates in living plants from water and carbon dioxide, by the action of sunlight on the CHLOROPHYLL.
	3855	phototheodolite	A ground-survey instrument combining a THEODOLITE and a SURVEYING CAMERA in which the relationship between the camera axis and the LINE OF... more A ground-survey instrument combining a THEODOLITE and a SURVEYING CAMERA in which the relationship between the camera axis and the LINE OF COLLIMATION of the THEODOLITE can be measured.
	3856	phototopography	The science of SURVEYING in which the detail is plotted entirely from PHOTOGRAPHS taken at suitable ground stations.
	3857	phototriangulation	The process for the extension of HORIZONTAL and/or VERTICAL CONTROL whereby the measurements of angles and/or distances on overlapping PHOTO... more The process for the extension of HORIZONTAL and/or VERTICAL CONTROL whereby the measurements of angles and/or distances on overlapping PHOTOGRAPHS are related into a spatial solution using the perspective principles of the PHOTOGRAPHS. Generally, this process involves using AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS, and is called aerotriangulation, aerial triangulation,or photogrammetric extension.
	3858	photozincography	The use of a zinc plate in PHOTOENGRAVING.
	3859	pictomap	A map supplement on which the photographic imagery of a standard photomosaic has been converted into interpretable colours and symbols by m... more A map supplement on which the photographic imagery of a standard photomosaic has been converted into interpretable colours and symbols by means of tonal masking techniques.
	3860	picture control point	See CONTROL POINT.
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