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• elevation — [el΄ə vā′shən] n. [ME elevacioun < OFr elevacion < L elevatio] 1. an elevating or being elevated 2. a high place or position 3. height above a surface, as of the earth 4. a) the ability of a dancer to attain height in the air while… …   English World dictionary

• Angular mil — An angular mil, also mil, is a unit of angle. All versions of the angular mil are approximately the same size as a trigonometric milliradian. Contents 1 History 2 Mathematical principle 3 Use …   Wikipedia

• elevation — noun Date: 14th century 1. the height to which something is elevated: as a. the angular distance of something (as a celestial object) above the horizon b. the degree to which a gun is aimed above the horizon c. the height above the level of the… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• angular position — noun relation by which any position with respect to any other position is established • Hypernyms: ↑position, ↑spatial relation • Hyponyms: ↑elevation, ↑EL, ↑altitude, ↑ALT, ↑depression * * * …   Useful english dictionary

• Angularity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Angularity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 angularity angularity angularness Sgm: N 1 aduncity aduncity Sgm: N 1 angle angle cusp bend Sgm: N 1 fold fold &c. 258 Sgm: N …   English dictionary for students

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• altitude — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin altitudo height, depth, from altus high, deep more at old Date: 14th century 1. a. the angular elevation of a celestial object above the horizon b. the vertical elevation of an object above a …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• altitude and azimuth — Two coordinates describing the position of an object above Earth in a coordinate system called the altazimuth, or horizon, system, and used in astronomy, gunnery, navigation, surveying, and other fields. Altitude in this sense is expressed as… …   Universalium

• astronomical map — Introduction       any cartographic representation of the stars, galaxies, or surfaces of the planets and the Moon. Modern maps of this kind are based on a coordinate system analagous to geographic latitude and longitude. In most cases, modern… …   Universalium

• ceilometer — sēˈläməd.ə(r), sə̇ˈ noun ( s) Etymology: ceiling + o + meter : a photoelectric instrument for determining the height of the cloud ceiling above the earth by indicating the angular elevation of a spot of light formed where a strong modulated beam… …   Useful english dictionary

• AN/FPS-16 — manned space program and the U.S. Air Force. The accuracy of Radar Set AN/FPS 16 is such that the position data obtained from point source targets has azimuth and elevation angular errors of less than 0.1 milliradian (approximately 0.006 degree)… …   Wikipedia