line of constant bearing

См. также в других словарях:

• line of constant bearing — In air navigation, a line from a fixed or a moving point to a moving object or a fixed point that retains a constant angular value with respect to a reference line. AB, A′B′, A″B″ = Lines of constant bearing …   Aviation dictionary

• Bearing (navigation) — This article is about the navigational term. For other uses, see Bearing. A standard Brunton Geo compass, used commonly by geologists and surveyors to obtain a bearing in the field. In marine navigation, a bearing is the direction one object is… …   Wikipedia

• Constant-velocity joint — Rzeppa six ball CV joint Constant velocity joints (aka homokinetic or CV joints) allow a drive shaft to transmit power through a variable angle, at constant rotational speed, without an appreciable increase in friction or play. They are mainly… …   Wikipedia

• Line (heraldry) — EngrailedA chief enarched indented throughout in the arms of SawbridgeworthBretesséA fess wavy in the arms of Welwyn HatfieldNebulyA chief embattled in the arms of LetchworthIndented The lines of partition used to divide and vary fields and… …   Wikipedia

• Rhumb line — In navigation, a rhumb line (or loxodrome) is a line crossing all meridians at the same angle, i.e. a path of constant bearing. Unlike a great circle route (for which bearing is not constant), following a rhumb line requires turning the vehicle… …   Wikipedia

• Hawkhurst Branch Line — Locale Kent, England Dates of operation 1892–1961 Track gauge …   Wikipedia

• Bukit Panjang LRT Line — Infobox rail line color = logo = logo width = image width = caption = type = Light rail system = Light Rapid Transit (Singapore) status = Operational locale = start = Choa Chu Kang end = Ten Mile Junction stations = 14 routes = 2 ridership = open …   Wikipedia

• LCB — line of constant bearing …   Military dictionary

• LCB — • line of constant bearing • longitudinal centre of buoyancy …   Maritime acronyms and abbreviations

• Scale (map) — The scale of a map is defined as the ratio of a distance on the map to the corresponding distance on the ground. If the region of the map is small enough for the curvature of the Earth to be neglected, then the scale may be taken as a constant… …   Wikipedia

• Qibla — For the Shi a militant group in South Africa, see Qibla (group). Current Qiblah of Islam is the direction towards the Kaaba The Qiblah (Arabic: قبلة‎, direction ), also transliterated as Qibla, Kiblah or Kibla, is the direction that sh …   Wikipedia