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Eng ID | Term | Definition |
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5341 | tape: standard | See REFERENCE TAPE. |
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5342 | tape: steel | Any survey TAPE made of steel. |
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5343 | tape: temperature correction | The quantity applied to the nominal length of a TAPE to allow for a change in its effective length because of its being used at a temperatu... more |
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5344 | tape: tension correction | The CORRECTION applied to the nominal length of a TAPE to allow for a change in effective length because of its being used at a tension oth... more |
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5345 | tape correction(s) | CORRECTIONS applied to a distance measured with a TAPE to eliminate ERRORS caused by the physical condition of the TAPE, and to the manner ... more |
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5346 | tape stretcher | A mechanical device which facilitates holding a TAPE at a prescribed tension and in a prescribed position. |
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5347 | tape thermometer | See under THERMOMETER. |
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5348 | taping | The operation of measuring a distance on the GROUND using a TAPE or ribbon of metal or other material. Also called chaining. |
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5349 | target | Any object, point, etc., toward which something is directed. An object which reflects a sufficient amount of a radiated SIGNAL to produce a... more |
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5350 | target: false | See ECHO: FALSE. |
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5351 | tartan plots | LATTICES resulting from the enlargement of small parts of Two Range and hyperbolic LATTICES, used for work which has to be carried out on ... more |
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5352 | taut wire measuring gear | An apparatus designed for measuring horizontal distances at sea. It is constructed so that a wire of small diameter, one end of which is ... more |
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5353 | taut wire mooring | A mooring arrangement in which a submerged FLOAT provides the upward force necessary to maintain the system in a fixed position with referen... more |
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5354 | tectonics | The study of origin and development of the broad structural features of the EARTH. |
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5355 | telecommunication | Any transmission, emission, or reception of signs, SIGNALS, writing, IMAGES and SOUNDS or intelligence of any nature by wire, RADIO, visual ... more |
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5356 | telegraph buoy | A BUOY used to mark the position of a submarine telegraph cable. |
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5357 | telemeteorograph | General term for meteorological instruments whose indications are recorded at a distance. |
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5358 | telemeter | An instrument for determining the distance from one point to another. Some such instruments employ a TELESCOPE and measure the angle subtend... more |
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5359 | telemeter: electronic | An electronic device that measures the phase difference or transit time between a transmitted electromagnetic IMPULSE of known FREQUENCY an... more |
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5360 | telemetry | The study and technique involved in measuring a quantity or quantities in place, transmitting this value to a station, and there interpret... more |