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1761 | eyepiece: erecting | An EYEPIECE containing an auxiliary re-imagining system of one or two LENSES which inverts the primary IMAGE before it reaches the EYEPIECE ... more |
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1762 | eyepiece micrometer | See MICROMETER: OCULAR. |
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1763 | face(s) of theodolite | Either of the two positions, 'face left' (F.L.) and 'face right' (F.R.) of the THEODOLITE, when OBSERVATIONS are made with the VERTICAL CI... more |
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1764 | facility (navigational) | See AID TO NAVIGATION. |
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1765 | facility (port) | See HARBOUR WORKS. |
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1766 | facsimile | An exact reproduction or copy. |
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1767 | fading | Loss of strength in received SIGNALS due to temporary variations in the conditions of propagation. |
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1768 | Fahrenheit temperature scale | A temperature scale defined by the relationship t°F = 1.8 t°C + 32; developed by Gabriel D. Fahrenheit (1686-1736), German physicist. |
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1769 | fair chart | (British terminology). The final, carefully made plot of a HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY. In contrast to the FIELD BOARD (BOAT SHEET in U.S. terminol... more |
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1770 | fair sheet | See FAIR CHART. |
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1771 | fair tracing | (British terminology). A paper tracing of moderate size for transferring the work from the FIELD BOARDS to the FAIR CHARTS. |
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1772 | fairway | That part of a RIVER, HARBOUR etc. where the main NAVIGABLE CHANNEL for vessels of larger size lies. It is also the usual course followed b... more |
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1773 | fairway buoy | A BUOY marking a FAIRWAY, with safe water on both sides. |
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1774 | falling tide | See TIDE. |
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1775 | false bottom | See PHANTOM BOTTOM. |
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1776 | false coordinates | See COORDINATES. |
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1777 | false echo | See ECHO. |
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1778 | false horizon | See HORIZON. |
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1779 | false origin | See COORDINATES: FALSE. |
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1780 | false station | See ECCENTRIC STATION. |