Earth science

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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baldio

Earth science; Mapping science

(1) Waste lands. (Spanish) (2) Unappropriated public domain, not set apart for municipalities. (Texas)

allen variance

Earth science; Mapping science

The sum of the squares of the first differences in a sequence of variations in relative frequencies, divided by 2M, M being the number of first differences. The variation in ...

ex meridional altitude

Earth science; Mapping science

The angular elevation of a celestial body near the celestial meridian but not on it. A correction is applied to an ex meridional altitude to obtain the meridional altitude.

astronomical almanac

Earth science; Mapping science

An annual publication containing, for each day or other suitable fraction of the year, information on the current locations of celestial bodies, together with the times and ...

abstract of title

Earth science; Mapping science

(1) A complete summary of all information on public record relating to ownership (title) of a parcel of land. (2) A summary of all conveyances, such as deeds or wills, and ...

closed basin

Earth science; Mapping science

A basin draining to some depression or point within its region from which water is usually lost only be evaporation or percolation. (2) A basin without a surficuial outlet for ...