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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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patent ambiguity
Earth science; Mapping science
An ambiguity which appears on the face of the instrument and arises from the defective, obscure, or insensible language used.
asymmetry of object
Earth science; Mapping science
A lack of symmetry in the appear-ance of an object as seen from a particular point of observation, and caused by an actual asymmetry in the object or its aspect. It causes an ...
aquatone
Earth science; Mapping science
A printing process using a zinc plate which is gelatin coated, hardened, and sensitized to print type, line drawings, and halftones by an offset process.
batture
Earth science; Mapping science
(1) The gradual raising of the bed of a river or body of water by the accumulation of solid matter such as silt, soil, or gravel. (2) That portion of the bed of a river or body ...
Australian Geodetic Datum
Earth science; Mapping science
A geodetic datum in use before 1965 and based on a rotational ellipsoid with semi major axis 6 378 165 meters, flattening 1/298. 3. The origin was at CENTRAL (GRUNDY) with ...
antimeridian
Earth science; Mapping science
That meridian which is 180° of longitude from a given meridian. A meridian and its antimeridian constitute a complete great circle.
adjustment by conditions
Earth science; Mapping science
Adjustment of the lengths of sides and of angles between sides in a geodetic network by formulating each observation equation as an equality between the observed value and the ...
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