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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
An EYEPIECE containing an auxiliary re-imagining system of one or two LENSES which inverts the primary IMAGE before it reaches the EYEPIECE proper. The device is now obsolescent, the inversion being performed by prism systems. Also called inverting eyepiece.
1762
eyepiece micrometer
See MICROMETER: OCULAR.
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
Either of the two positions, 'face left' (F.L.) and 'face right' (F.R.) of the THEODO­LITE, when OBSERVATIONS are made with the VERTI­CAL CIRCLE on the left or on the right of the TELE­SCOPE respectively.
1764
facility (navigational)
See AID TO NAVIGATION.
1765
facility (port)
See HARBOUR WORKS.
1766
facsimile
An exact repro­duction or copy.
1767
fading
Loss of strength in received SIGNALS due to temporary variations in the conditions of propaga­tion.
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.
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
(British terminology). The final, carefully made plot of a HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY. In contrast to the FIELD BOARD (BOAT SHEET in U.S. terminology) which is a work sheet plotted during field operations from preliminary field data, the fair chart is plotted from corrected DATA and represents the official permanent record of that particular SURVEY. Also called fair sheet. It is called smooth sheet in U.S. terminology.
1770
fair sheet
See FAIR CHART.
1771
fair tracing
(British terminology). A paper tracing of moderate size for transferring the work from the FIELD BOARDS to the FAIR CHARTS.
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
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 by vessels entering or leaving harbours and sometimes called “ship channel”.
1773
fairway buoy
A BUOY marking a FAIRWAY, with safe water on both sides.
1774
falling tide
See TIDE.
1775
false bottom
See PHANTOM BOTTOM.
1776
false coordinates
See COORDINATES.
1777
false echo
See ECHO.
1778
false horizon
See HORIZON.
1779
false origin
See COOR­DINATES: FALSE.
1780
false station
See ECCENTRIC STATION.