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4301 | reduced latitude | See LATITUDE: PARAMETRIC. |
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4302 | reduction | The process of substituting for an observed value one derived therefrom. |
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4303 | reduction of soundings | The CORRECTION of the observed DEPTHS, for the HEIGHT OF TIDE above or below the plane of reference at the TIME of SOUNDING. Usually the ter... more |
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4304 | reduction of tides | The processing of observed tidal data to obtain mean values of TIDAL CONSTANTS. |
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4305 | reduction to centre | The amount which must be applied to a DIRECTION observed at an ECCENTRIC STATION, or to an ECCENTRIC SIGNAL, to reduce such DIRECTION to wha... more |
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4306 | reduction to sea level | A reduction applied to a measured horizontal length on the EARTH's surface to reduce it to the surface of the SEA LEVEL DATUM. |
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4307 | reduction to the meridian | The process of applying a CORRECTION to an ALTITUDE observed when a body is near the CELESTIAL MERIDIAN of the observer, to find the ALTITUD... more |
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4308 | reed horn | A HORN that produces SOUND by means of a steel reed vibrated by air under pressure. |
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4309 | reef | A mass of rock or coral which either reaches close to the sea surface or is exposed at low tide, posing a hazard to NAVIGATION. |
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4310 | reef flat | A flat expanse of dead reef rock which is partly or entirely dry at LOW TIDE. |
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4311 | reference direction | A DIRECTION used as a basis for comparison of other DIRECTIONS. |
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4312 | reference ellipsoid | See REFERENCE SPHEROID. |
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4313 | reference level | See DATUM: CHART and DATUM: VERTICAL CONTROL. |
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4314 | reference line | Any line which can serve as a reference or base for the measurement of other quantities. Also called datum line. |
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4315 | reference mark | In SURVEYING, a supplementary MARK of permanent character close to a STATION or to a BASE TERMINAL, to which it is related by an accurately ... more |
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4316 | reference object | A well-defined object selected as a starting point in the DIRECTION METHOD OF OBSERVATION. |
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4317 | reference plane | See DATUM: CHART, and DATUM: VERTICAL CONTROL. |
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4318 | reference point | Any point which can serve as a reference or base for the measurement of other quantities. Also called datum point. |
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4319 | reference spheroid (or ellipsoid) | A theoretical figure whose dimensions closely approach the dimensions of the GEOID. The exact dimensions are determined by various conside... more |
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4320 | reference station | See STATION. |