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	Eng ID	Term	Definition
	1141	cruising radius (or range)	The distance a craft can travel at a given SPEED without refueling.
	1142	crust	In GEOLOGY, the outer LAYER of the solid EARTH; the LITHOSPHERE. Also called earth's crust.
	1143	crystal clock	See CLOCK.
	1144	ctd probe	Instrument for measuring electrical CONDUCTIVITY, TEMPERATURE and DEPTH of the SEA WATER. See PROBE.
	1145	culmination	The position of a HEAVENLY BODY when at highest APPARENT ALTITUDE. Also, for a HEAVENLY BODY which is continually above the HORIZON, the pos... more The position of a HEAVENLY BODY when at highest APPARENT ALTITUDE. Also, for a HEAVENLY BODY which is continually above the HORIZON, the position of lowest APPARENT ALTITUDE. Culmination occurs when the body transits the LOCAL MERIDIAN. See MERIDIAN TRANSIT.
	1146	culture	All features constructed on the surface of the EARTH by man, such as cities, railways, CANALS, etc.
	1147	cumulonimbus	See CLOUD GENERA.
	1148	cumulus	See CLOUD GENERA.
	1149	cupola	A small dome-shaped tower or turret rising from a building.
	1150	current	Water or other fluid in essentially horizontal motion. In British terminology, a non-periodical movement of water, generally horizontally, ... more Water or other fluid in essentially horizontal motion. In British terminology, a non-periodical movement of water, generally horizontally, due to many causes such as different temperatures and prevalent WINDS. Some may be temporary, others permanent.
	1151	current: backrush	A GRADIENT CURRENT caused by the rise of water level near shores and in SEA REACHES.
	1152	current: coastal	A relatively uniform DRIFT usually flowing parallel to the SHORE in the deeper water adjacent to the SURF ZONE.
	1153	current: density	A GRADIENT CURRENT caused by the horizontal gradient of water density.
	1154	current: diurnal	The type of TIDAL CURRENT having only one FLOOD and one EBB period in a TIDAL DAY.
	1155	current: drift	A wide, slow-moving OCEAN CURRENT principally caused by WINDS.
	1156	current: drift angle	The angle between the true heading and the track of a vessel caused by the action of current.
	1157	current: earth	See CURRENT(S): TELLURIC.
	1158	current: ebb	See EBB STREAM.
	1159	current: flood	See FLOOD STREAM.
	1160	current: geostrophic	A current existing when the horizontal pressure gradient and the Coriolis force are in balance.
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