position fix

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• Position fixing — is the branch of navigation concerned with the use of a variety of visual and electronic methods to determine the position of a ship, aircraft or person on the surface of the Earth.These techniques include:* Position lines and position circles *… …   Wikipedia

• Fix (position) — A position fix or simply a fix is a term used in position fixing in navigation to describe a position derived from measuring external reference points. The term is generally used only with manual or visual techniques such as the use of… …   Wikipedia

• fix — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 solution to a problem ADJECTIVE ▪ quick ▪ There is no quick fix to the breakdown in negotiations between the two companies. ▪ easy, simple ▪ There are no quick or easy fixes …   Collocations dictionary

• position — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 place ADJECTIVE ▪ correct, exact ▪ central ▪ geographical ▪ relative ▪ military …   Collocations dictionary

• Position circle — A position circle is a circle that can be measured both from a chart and from the surface of the earth for the purpose of position fixing. The circles can be measured by sextant. Two overlapping position circles can be used to give a position fix …   Wikipedia

• fix — has a basic meaning of to place and to fasten securely, but it is overused in a variety of meanings only loosely related to establishing, securing, or repairing. As a noun, fix is used to refer to (1) a dilemma or predicament, (2) the position of …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

• Fix — as a noun may refer to:* Fix (position), the result of position fixing in navigation * Fix (film), a feature film by Tao Ruspoli * FIX protocol, a communications protocol for financial information exchange * Fix , a single from BLACKstreet s 1996 …   Wikipedia

• fix — [fiks] vt. fixed, fixing [ME fixen < fix, fixed < L fixus, pp. of figere, to fasten, attach: see FINISH] 1. a) to make firm, stable, or secure b) to fasten or attach firmly 2. to set firmly in the mind …   English World dictionary

• fix — vt 1 a: to make firm, stable, or stationary b: to attach physically 2: to influence the actions, outcome, or effect of by improper or illegal methods conspiracy to defraud the government by fix ing income tax cases W. R. LaFave and A. W. Scott,… …   Law dictionary

• fix — [n] difficult or ticklish situation box*, corner*, dilemma, embarrassment, hole*, hot water*, jam*, mess*, pickle*, plight, predicament, quandary, scrape, spot*; concept 674 Ant. ease, good, peace fix [v1] establish, make firm affix, anchor,… …   New thesaurus

• position — [n1] physical place area, bearings, district, environment, fix, geography, ground, locale, locality, location, locus, point, post, reference, region, scene, seat, setting, site, situation, space, spot, stand, station, surroundings, topography,… …   New thesaurus