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	Eng ID	Term	Definition
	6041	wind tide	See WIND SET-UP.
	6042	wind turbine	A tower and associated equipment that generates electrical power from WIND. They can be sited OFFSHORE and may be either fixed or floating.
	6043	wind vane	See VANE.
	6044	wind velocity	See WIND VECTOR.
	6045	wind vector (or wind velocity)	Vector drawn in the sense and direction of the WIND and of length proportional to WIND SPEED.
	6046	window	In computer applications, a rectangular subdivision of the screen showing information without affecting other parts of the screen; a metho... more In computer applications, a rectangular subdivision of the screen showing information without affecting other parts of the screen; a method allowing to view different items of information (e.g. different data sets or graphics) at the same time. On graphical displays a window may be selected with the cursor and subsequently be enlarged (ZOOM).
	6047	windward	(adj. and adv.). In the general direction from which the WIND blows; in the WIND; on the WEATHER SIDE. The opposite is LEEWARD.
	6048	windward tide	See TIDE.
	6049	wind wave	See WAVE.
	6050	winter ice	More or less unbroken, level SEA ICE of not more than one winter's growth originating from YOUNG ICE. Thickness from 15 cm to 2 m.
	6051	winter solstice	See SOLSTICE.
	6052	wire: base	See BASE TAPE (or WIRE).
	6053	wire: invar	A wire made of INVAR metal used in measurement of geodetic BASES.
	6054	wire: sounding	See SOUNDING.
	6055	wire and bar sweep	See BAR SWEEPING and WIRE DRAG SWEEP.
	6056	wire angle	The angle measured between the SOUNDING WIRE, or the oceanographic wire, and the VERTICAL.
	6057	wire angle indicator	A device used to measure the angle of the SOUNDING WIRE, or the oceanographic wire, from the VERTICAL. It consists of a PROTRACTOR with a we... more A device used to measure the angle of the SOUNDING WIRE, or the oceanographic wire, from the VERTICAL. It consists of a PROTRACTOR with a weighted plumb arm. The indicator is suspended from the wire at two points and the plumb arm points to the WIRE ANGLE. Also called inclinometer.
	6058	wire drag	An apparatus for surveying rocky areas where normal sounding methods are insufficient to insure the discovery of all existing OBSTRUCTIONS, ... more An apparatus for surveying rocky areas where normal sounding methods are insufficient to insure the discovery of all existing OBSTRUCTIONS, PINNACLES, ROCKS, etc., above a given depth or for determining the least DEPTH of an area. It consists essentially of a buoyed wire towed at the desired DEPTH by two LAUNCHES. Often shortened to drag. See DRAG (v.t.).
	6059	wire drag survey	See SURVEY.
	6060	wire drag sweep	See SURVEY: WIRE DRAG.
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