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Earth science
Any of several geological sciences that are concerned with the earth, its origins, and all of its various structures and physical forms and phenomena.
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inverse condemnation
Earth science; Mapping science
The legal process by which a property owner may claim and receive compensation for the taking of, or payment for damages to, his property as a result of work on a highway.
topocentric equatorial coordinate
Earth science; Mapping science
One of the three coordinates in a topocentric equatorial coordinate system.
continue
Earth science; Mapping science
To extend a curve beyond its end point, in the same direction.
compound curve
Earth science; Mapping science
A curve composed of two or more simple curves which deflect in the same direction and are tangent at the points where they join.
culmination
Earth science; Mapping science
(1) The location of a heavenly body at the instant it crosses an observer's meridian above or below his horizon. (2) For a heavenly body which is continually above the horizon, ...
optical correlation
Earth science; Mapping science
(1) The calculation of correlation coefficients by an optical method. (2) The determination of the correlation between the image on a photograph taken some time previously, and ...
correction for datum
Earth science; Mapping science
A factor used, in the prediction of tides, to resolve the difference between chart datum of the reference station and chart datum of a secondary station.
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