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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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bank
Earth science; Mapping science
(1) The rising ground bordering a sea, lake, or river. (2) (surveying) The continuous margin, along a stream, where all vegetation characteristic of dry land ceases. The right ...
electrical survey-net adjuster
Earth science; Mapping science
A device consisting of an electrical circuit in which capacitors, resistors, and similar elements simulate distances and angles in a surveying network, and which adjusts the ...
apogee
Earth science; Mapping science
That point, in the elliptical orbit of a terrestrial satellite, at which the satellite is farthest from the Earth's center of mass.
heliocentric angle
Earth science; Mapping science
An angle whose vertex is at the center of the Sun. The Sun's center of mass is usually specified or understood.
astronomic bearing
Earth science; Mapping science
The horizontal angle between the astronomical meridian and a line on the Earth. This term is preferred to the term true bearing which was used in early surveys.
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