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Mapping science
The systemic study of the processes and designs involved with map making.
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base level
Earth science; Mapping science
A level surface from which vertical distances are measured or calculated.
accelerometer
Earth science; Mapping science
A device for measuring acceleration. A common type is simply a pendulum suspended from a pivot fixed in the accelerating body. As the body accelerates, the pendulum is deflected through an angle ...
basement contour
Earth science; Mapping science
A contour on the surface of the lowermost rock-complex or basic metamorphic and volcanic rocks underlying a region.
Abbe Number
Earth science; Mapping science
A number v introduced by E. Abbe for characterizing an optical medium by its dispersion, and defined by the formula v = (n d -1)/(n F -n c ), in which n d , n F , n c are the refractive indices ...
barleycorn
Earth science; Mapping science
An old measure of length, equal to the average length of a grain of barley; the third part of an inch.
agreement
Earth science; Mapping science
A concurrence, between owners of adjoining lands, on the location of their common boundaries, defined in the exercise of good judgment by the parties to the stipulation as needed for interpretation ...