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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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compass direction
Earth science; Mapping science
Direction as indicated by a compass without any allowance for compass error. It may differ by a considerable amount from the astronomic or magnetic direction.
Bullard's term
Earth science; Mapping science
A quantity B giving the difference between the acceleration caused by the gravitational attraction of a spherical cap and the acceleration caused by the gravitational attraction ...
clock paradox
Earth science; Mapping science
The statement, resulting from Einstein's special theory of relativity, that if one clock is moving with respect to another, the moving clock will be found to be running slower ...
camera system
Earth science; Mapping science
A camera and all the equipment used with it for taking pictures. A camera system consists, typically, of the camera itself, a range finder, an exposure meter, the photographic ...
benchmark
Earth science; Mapping science
An independent rate of return (or hurdle rate) forming an objective test of the effective implementation of an investment strategy.
candela
Earth science; Mapping science
A unit of radiation, equal to 1/60th of the luminescent intensity from one square centimeter of a black body at 2042 o K (the temperature of solidifying platinum). Formerly ...
chromaticity
Earth science; Mapping science
(1) That quality of color which is definable by its chromaticity coordinates. (2) That part of a color's specifications which does not involve luminance.
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