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4121 | protractor: three arm | An instrument consisting essentially of a circle graduated in DEGREES, to which is attached one fixed arm and two arms pivoted at the centr... more |
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4122 | province | In OCEANOGRAPHY and in a morphological sense, a region composed of a group of similar physiographic features whose characteristics are mark... more |
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4123 | psephyte | A coarse fragmental ROCK (conglomerate) or DEPOSIT composed of rounded PEBBLES. |
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4124 | psychrometer | Instrument used to measure the humidity of the ATMOSPHERE. It comprises two identical THERMOMETERS, the bulb of one of which is dry, while ... more |
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4125 | pseudorange | The time shift required to align (correlate) a replica of the GPS code generated in the receiver with the received GPS code, scaled into ... more |
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4126 | puddle | An accumulation on the ICE of melt water, mainly due to melting SNOW, but in the more advanced stages also to the melting of ICE. Initial st... more |
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4127 | pull | An impression from an individual printing PLATE. |
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4128 | pulsar | A rotating neutron star emitting electromagnetic radiation in regular pulses related to its rotational period. |
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4129 | pulse (or impulse) | A variation of quantity whose value is normally constant (often zero), the variation being characterized by a rise and a decay. A common exa... more |
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4130 | pulse length | The time interval during which the amplitude of a pulse is at or greater than a specified value, usually stated in terms of a fraction or p... more |
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4131 | pulse modulation | See MODULATION. |
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4132 | pulse radio altimeter | See ALTIMETER: RADIO. |
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4133 | pulse repetition rate | The rate at which recurrent PULSES are transmitted, usually expressed in PULSES per SECOND. |
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4134 | pumice | An excessively cellular, glassy LAVA. It is very light and can float on water until it becomes waterlogged and sinks. |
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4135 | punch register system | System involving the use of prepunched holes in the flat and plate and a set of plastic pins or buttons which are used in registering succee... more |
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4136 | punched (or punch) card equipment | A system whose principal feature is that numbers are recorded on cards by means of holes punched in successive columns of a card, the row of... more |
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4137 | pycnocline | A vertical positive density GRADIENT in some LAYER of a body of water, which is appreciably greater than GRADIENTS above and below it. |
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4138 | Q-factor | The pressure coefficient of the unprotected THERMOMETER expressed in °C. |
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4139 | QTG station | A RADIO STATION which is prepared to provide QTG service, that is to say, to transmit upon request from a ship, a radiosignal, the BEARING o... more |
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4140 | quadrant | A double-reflecting instrument for measuring angles. It is similar to a SEXTANT, but has an arc of 90°. Also a surveying or astronomical in... more |