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6081 | yard | A unit of length equal to 3 FEET, 36 INCHES, or 0.9144 METRE. |
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6082 | yaw (or yawing) | The ship's oscillation about a vertical axis approximately through the center of gravity of the vessel. |
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6083 | y-axis | A vertical axis in a system of RECTANGULAR COORDINATES; that line on which distances above or below (north or south of) a reference line are... more |
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6084 | y-coordinates | See COORDINATES: PLANE RECTANGULAR. |
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6085 | year | A period of one REVOLUTION of the EARTH around the SUN. |
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6086 | year: anomalistic | The period of one REVOLUTION of the EARTH around the SUN, from PERIHELION to PERIHELION, averaging 365 DAYS, 6 HOURS, 13 MINUTES, 53.0 SECON... more |
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6087 | year: civil | A YEAR of the Gregorian calendar of 365 DAYS in common YEARS, or 366 DAYS in leap (or bissextile) years. |
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6088 | year: sidereal | The period of one apparent REVOLUTION of the EARTH around the SUN, with respect to a fixed point, or a distant STAR devoid of proper motion,... more |
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6089 | year: tropical | The period of one REVOLUTION of the EARTH around the SUN, with respect to the VERNAL EQUINOX. Because of PRECESSION OF THE EQUINOXES, this i... more |
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6090 | Y-level | See LEVELLING INSTRUMENT: Y LEVEL. |
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6091 | young ice | Newly formed LEVEL ICE in the transition stage of development from ICE RIND or PANCAKE ICE to WINTER ICE. Thickness from 5 to 15 cm. |
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6092 | y-parallax | See PARALLAX. |
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6093 | zenith | The point where the direction of the PLUMB LINE produced above the HORIZON meets the CELESTIAL SPHERE. |
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6094 | zenithal projection | See PROJECTION: AZIMUTHAL. |
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6095 | zenith camera | A special CAMERA so designed that its OPTICAL AXIS may be pointed accurately toward the ZENITH. It is used for the determination of ASTRONO... more |
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6096 | zenith distance | The vertical angle between the ZENITH and the object which is observed or defined. Zenith distance is the complement of the ALTITUDE. See ZE... more |
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6097 | zenith distance: double | A value of twice the ZENITH DISTANCE of an object, obtained by OBSERVATION and not by mathematical process. |
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6098 | zenith telescope | See TELESCOPE. |
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6099 | zero sounding(s) | See SOUNDING. |
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6100 | zodiac | The band of the sky extending 8.5° either side of the ECLIPTIC. The SUN, MOON, and navigational PLANETS are always within this band, with t... more |