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	Eng ID	Term	Definition
	981	configuration of terrain	The TOPOGRAPHY of a region.
	982	confluence	Flowing together. The place where two or more RIVERS, STREAMS, etc. unite. In METEOROLOGY, progressive drawing together of the STREAMLINES ... more Flowing together. The place where two or more RIVERS, STREAMS, etc. unite. In METEOROLOGY, progressive drawing together of the STREAMLINES in the direction of FLOW.
	983	conformality	The special property of CONFORMAL PROJECTION, i.e. that of having correct relationship about a point.
	984	conformal projection	See PROJECTION.
	985	conic (or conical) projection	See PROJECTION.
	986	conical buoy	A BUOY the above water part of which is in the shape of a cone.
	987	conical projections	The map projections produced by projecting the geographic meridians and parallels onto a cone which is tangent to or intersects the surface ... more The map projections produced by projecting the geographic meridians and parallels onto a cone which is tangent to or intersects the surface of a sphere, and then developing the cone into a plane.
	988	conjunction	In ASTRONOMY, the situation of two CELESTIAL BODIES having the same CELESTIAL LONGITUDE or the same sidereal HOUR ANGLE. For a SUPERIOR PLAN... more In ASTRONOMY, the situation of two CELESTIAL BODIES having the same CELESTIAL LONGITUDE or the same sidereal HOUR ANGLE. For a SUPERIOR PLANET, it occurs when the SUN is between the EARTH and the PLANET.
	989	conjunction: inferior	The CONJUNCTION of an INFERIOR PLANET and the SUN when the PLANET is between the EARTH and the SUN.
	990	conjunction: superior	The CONJUNCTION of an INFERIOR PLANET and the SUN when the SUN is between the EARTH and the PLANET.
	991	connection: geodetic	OBSERVATIONS on one or more STATIONS common to the two different geodetic schemes of TRIANGULATION to be incorporated.
	992	console	The housing of the main operating unit of electronic equipment, in which INDICATORS and general CONTROLS are located. A portion of a COMPUT... more The housing of the main operating unit of electronic equipment, in which INDICATORS and general CONTROLS are located. A portion of a COMPUTER used to control the machine manually.
	993	consolidated pack ice	Pack ice in which the concentration is 10/10 (8/8) and the floes are frozen together.
	994	conspicuous	(adj.). Term applied to an object either natural or artificial which is distinctly and notably visible from seaward.
	995	constant deviation	See DEVIATION.
	996	constant error	See ERROR.
	997	constellation	Formerly a number of FIXED STARS grouped within an imaginary outline. Now, a region of the CELESTIAL SPHERE marked by arbitrary boundary lin... more Formerly a number of FIXED STARS grouped within an imaginary outline. Now, a region of the CELESTIAL SPHERE marked by arbitrary boundary lines.
	998	constituent	See HARMONIC CONSTITUENT.
	999	constituent day	See DAY.
	1000	contact glass	See FOCAL PLANE PLATE.
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