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Eng ID | Term | Definition |
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4821 | slush | An accumulation of ice crystals which remain separate or only slightly frozen together. It forms a thin layer and gives the sea surface a gr... more |
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4822 | small circle | See CIRCLE. |
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4823 | small correction | (British terminology). Minor corrections made to the chart plates. They have been discontinued since 1954. |
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4824 | small craft chart | Chart designed for easy reference and plotting in limited spaces. It portrays regular nautical chart detail and other specific details of sp... more |
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4825 | small diurnal range | See RANGE. |
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4826 | small halo | See HALO. |
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4827 | small scale | See SCALE. |
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4828 | small tropic range | See RANGE. |
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4829 | smoothing | Averaging of data in space or time, designed to compensate for random errors or fluctuations of a scale smaller than that presumed signifi... more |
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4830 | smooth sheet | (U.S. terminology). See FAIR CHART. |
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4831 | snag | A tree or branch embedded in a river or lake bottom and not visible on the surface, forming thereby a hazard to boats. |
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4832 | snapper | A bottom sampling device used to collect a small amount (less than 1 pint) of material from the ocean floor. It has metal jaws that snap shu... more |
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4833 | snapper: mud | A small clamshell SNAPPER which is attached to the bottom of SOUNDING LEAD by means of a hole drilled in the LEAD. |
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4834 | snow | PRECIPITATION of ice crystals, most of which are branched (sometimes starshaped). |
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4835 | snowstorm | STORM of blowing SNOW. |
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4836 | soft iron | Iron or steel which is easily magnetized by induction, but loses its MAGNETISM when the MAGNETIC FIELD is removed. The opposite is HARD IRON... more |
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4837 | software | All programs which can be used on a computer system. In particular the system software (i.e. the OPERATING SYSTEM) consists of all programs ... more |
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4838 | soil | The EARTH or GROUND; the face or surface of the EARTH. The GROUND with respect to its composition, quality, etc., or as the source of vegeta... more |
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4839 | solar apex | See APEX. |
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4840 | solar cell | A cell using the solar light or other light energy for conversion into electric energy. |