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Eng ID Term Definition
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age of phase inequality
The time interval between new or full moon and the maximum effect of these phases upon the range of tide or the speed of the tidal current.
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age of the moon
The elapsed time since the last new moon; usually expressed in DAYS and fractions of a DAY. See PHASES OF THE MOON.
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age of tide
See AGE OF PHASE INEQUALITY.
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agger
See TIDE: DOUBLE.
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aggradation
See ACCRETION.
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agonic line
The line through all points on the EARTH's surface at which the MAGNETIC VARIATION is zero.
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aground
Touching, resting or lodged on the BOTTOM of shallow water. The opposite is AFLOAT.
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ahead
Bearing approximately 000° relative. The term is often used loosely for dead ahead or bearing exactly 000° relative. The opposite is ASTERN.
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aid to navigation
A visual, acoustical, or RADIO device, external to a ship, designed to assist in determining a safe COURSE or a vessel’s POSITION, or to war... more
A visual, acoustical, or RADIO device, external to a ship, designed to assist in determining a safe COURSE or a vessel’s POSITION, or to warn of dangers and/or OBSTRUCTIONS. Aids to navigation usually include BUOYS, BEACONS, FOG SIGNALS, LIGHTS, RADIO BEACONS, LEADING MARKS, RADIO position fixing systems and GNSS which are chart-related and assist safe NAVIGATION.
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aiming line
See COLLIMATION: LINE OF.
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air almanac
See under ALMANAC.
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air base
In PHOTOGRAMMETRY, the line joining two AIR STATIONS, or the length of this line; also, the distance (at the SCALE of the STEREOSCOPIC MODEL... more
In PHOTOGRAMMETRY, the line joining two AIR STATIONS, or the length of this line; also, the distance (at the SCALE of the STEREOSCOPIC MODEL) between adjacent PERSPECTIVE CENTRES as reconstructed in the plotting instrument. See also PHOTO BASE.
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air camera
A CAMERA specially designed for use in flying craft.
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air mass
Ensemble of air particles whose PATHS and physical properties exhibit, in the horizontal, only small and continuous differences. The mass ma... more
Ensemble of air particles whose PATHS and physical properties exhibit, in the horizontal, only small and continuous differences. The mass may extend over an area of several million square miles and over a depth of several kilometres.
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air navigation
See NAVIGATION.
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air photograph
See PHOTOGRAPH: AERIAL.
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air photography
See PHOTOGRAPHY: AERIAL.
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air sextant
See SEXTANT.
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air speed
The SPEED of an aircraft relative to the surrounding ATMOSPHERE. As opposed to GROUND SPEED.
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air station
In PHOTOGRAM­METRY, the point in space occupied by the camera lens at the moment of EXPOSURE. Also called exposure station or camera station... more
In PHOTOGRAM­METRY, the point in space occupied by the camera lens at the moment of EXPOSURE. Also called exposure station or camera station.