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	Eng ID	Term	Definition
	3281	microwave distance measurement	Any method of ELECTROMAGNETIC DISTANCE MEASUREMENT based on a comparison of radio microwave signals.
	3282	mid-channel buoy	A BUOY for marking the middle of a CHANNEL.
	3283	middle ground	A shallow area in otherwise deeper water with CHANNELS on both sides of it.
	3284	middle ground buoy	A BUOY marking a SHOAL with CHANNELS on both sides. See BIFURCATION BUOY, JUNCTION BUOY.
	3285	middle latitude	Half the arithmetical sum of the LATITUDES of two places on the same side of the EQUATOR.
	3286	middle latitude sailing	See SAILING.
	3287	mid-extreme tide	See TIDE.
	3288	midnight	Twelve HOURS from NOON, or the instant the time reference crosses the LOWER BRANCH of the reference CELESTIAL MERIDIAN.
	3289	mil	1. 1/6400 of the circumference of a circle. Approximately 1/1000 radian. 2. 1/1000 of an inch.
	3290	mile	A unit of distance. See INTERNATIONAL NAUTICAL MILE, SEA MILE, STATUTE MILE.
	3291	military practice area	See EXERCISE AREA.
	3292	Milky Way	A broad, faintly luminous band seen across the sky at night, consisting of innumerable STARS and nebulae, so distant as to be indistinguish�... more A broad, faintly luminous band seen across the sky at night, consisting of innumerable STARS and nebulae, so distant as to be indistinguishable without a TELESCOPE.
	3293	millibar	A unit of pressure equal to 1/1,000 of a BAR. The millibar is much used in METEOROLOGY.
	3294	milligal	A unit of ACCELERATION equal to 1/1,000 of a GAL, or 1/1,000 centimetre per SECOND, per SECOND. This unit is used in gravity measurement, ... more A unit of ACCELERATION equal to 1/1,000 of a GAL, or 1/1,000 centimetre per SECOND, per SECOND. This unit is used in gravity measurement, being approximately one-millionth of the average GRAVITY at the EARTH's surface.
	3295	mineral development platform	See PLATFORM: MINERAL DEVELOPMENT.
	3296	minimum squares	See LEAST SQUARES.
	3297	minimum thermometer	See THERMOMETER.
	3298	minor control	See CONTROL: PHOTOGRAMMETRIC.
	3299	minor control plot	See RADIAL TRIANGULATION.
	3300	minor planet	An ASTEROID.
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