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Eng ID Term Definition
3941
pluviograph
RAIN GAUGE which includes an arrangement for the time recording of the depth of water from PRECIPI­TATION.
3942
pocket compass
See COMPASS.
3943
Poincaré wave
A long period gravity wave. The superpo­sition of incident and reflected plane waves (Sverdrup Waves) such that the composite wave fronts a... more
A long period gravity wave. The superpo­sition of incident and reflected plane waves (Sverdrup Waves) such that the composite wave fronts are perpen­dicular to the coast with a set of nodal lines normal to the wave fronts. The term is used in tidal analysis to study ocean tides and tides in open seas and gulfs.
3944
point
One thirty-second of a circle, or 11 1/4 DE­GREES. Also called COMPASS POINT when used in refe­rence to COMPASS directions. The extreme en... more
One thirty-second of a circle, or 11 1/4 DE­GREES. Also called COMPASS POINT when used in refe­rence to COMPASS directions. The extreme end of a CAPE; or the outer end of any land area protruding into the water, usually less prominent than a CAPE. In digital cartography, the 0-dimensional geometric primitive of an object that specifies location.
3945
pointing line
See COLLIMA­TION: LINE OF.
3946
point of Aries
See EQUINOX.
3947
point of arrival
See ARRIVAL: POINT OF.
3948
point of destination
See DESTINATION: POINT OF.
3949
point of origin
See COORDINATES: ORIGIN OF.
3950
point of symmetry
The point in the FOCAL PLANE of a CAMERA about which all lens DISTORTIONS are symmetri­cal. If the LENS were perfectly mounted, the point o... more
The point in the FOCAL PLANE of a CAMERA about which all lens DISTORTIONS are symmetri­cal. If the LENS were perfectly mounted, the point of symmetry would coincide with the PRINCIPAL POINT.
3951
polar aurora
See AURORA.
3952
polar axis
See AXIS.
3953
polar bearing
See BEARING.
3954
polar chart
See CHART.
3955
polar circle
Either the ARCTIC CIRCLE (north polar circle) or the ANTARCTIC CIRCLE (south polar circle).
3956
polar coordinates
See COORDINATES.
3957
polar distance
ANGULAR DISTANCE from a CELESTIAL POLE; the arc of an HOUR CIRCLE between a CELESTIAL POLE, usually the ELEVATED POLE, and a point on the CE... more
ANGULAR DISTANCE from a CELESTIAL POLE; the arc of an HOUR CIRCLE between a CELESTIAL POLE, usually the ELEVATED POLE, and a point on the CELESTI­AL SPHERE, measured from the CELESTIAL POLE through 180°. When the DECLINATION and LATITUDE are of the same name, CODECLINATION is the same as polar distance measured from the ELEVATED POLE.
3958
polar front
Quasi-permanent FRONT of great extent, of middle latitudes, which separates relatively cold polar air and relatively warm tropical air, and ... more
Quasi-permanent FRONT of great extent, of middle latitudes, which separates relatively cold polar air and relatively warm tropical air, and on which WAVES are produced.
3959
polar ice
SEA ICE that is more than one year old (in contrast to WINTER ICE). The WMO code defines polar ice as any SEA ICE more than one year old and... more
SEA ICE that is more than one year old (in contrast to WINTER ICE). The WMO code defines polar ice as any SEA ICE more than one year old and more than 3 metres thick.
3960
Polaris correction
A CORRECTION to be applied to the OBSERVED ALTITUDE of Polaris to obtain the LATITUDE.