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	Eng ID	Term	Definition
	5121	strays	In ECHO SOUNDING, false indications occasionally appearing on the DIAL or FATHOGRAM of an ECHO SOUNDER. They may be caused by the motion... more In ECHO SOUNDING, false indications occasionally appearing on the DIAL or FATHOGRAM of an ECHO SOUNDER. They may be caused by the motion of the vessel through the water, by acoustic or electric NOISES in the ship, or by electric NOISES in the echo sounding equipment. Strays may be mistaken for the true echo or may be of such a nature as to prevent the identification of the true echo.
	5122	stream	Any RIVER, BROOK, RIVULET or course of running water. A steady CURRENT in the SEA or in a RIVER, especially the middle or most rapid part of... more Any RIVER, BROOK, RIVULET or course of running water. A steady CURRENT in the SEA or in a RIVER, especially the middle or most rapid part of a TIDE or CURRENT. A steady FLOW of a fluid, small solid particles, or RADIANT ENERGY.
	5123	stream	(v.t.). To place overboard and secure, as to stream a LOG, or stream a sea anchor.
	5124	stream: ebb	See EBB STREAM.
	5125	stream: flood	See FLOOD STREAM.
	5126	stream: ingoing	See FLOOD STREAM.
	5127	stream: outgoing	See EBB STREAM.
	5128	stream: rectilinear	See CURRENT: REVERSING.
	5129	stream: rotary	See CURRENT: ROTARY.
	5130	stream: tidal	See CURRENT: TIDAL.
	5131	stream current	See CURRENT.
	5132	streamer	A string of hydrophones towed behind a ship.
	5133	streamline	A LINE OF FLOW. In METEOROLOGY, line envelope in space of the tangents to the instantaneous wind directions at a given time. Also written ... more A LINE OF FLOW. In METEOROLOGY, line envelope in space of the tangents to the instantaneous wind directions at a given time. Also written as two words. See also TRAJECTORY.
	5134	streamline flow	See LAMINAR FLOW.
	5135	strength of current	The PHASE of a TIDAL CURRENT at which the SPEED is a maximum; also the SPEED at this time.
	5136	strength of figure	In GEODESY, the comparative PRECISION of computed lengths in a TRIANGULATION NET as determined by the size of the angles, the number of co... more In GEODESY, the comparative PRECISION of computed lengths in a TRIANGULATION NET as determined by the size of the angles, the number of conditions to be satisfied, and the distribution of BASES and points of fixed POSITION.
	5137	striding level	See LEVEL.
	5138	strip	In ice terminology, a long narrow area of PACK ICE, about 1 km or less in width, usually composed of small fragments detached from the main ... more In ice terminology, a long narrow area of PACK ICE, about 1 km or less in width, usually composed of small fragments detached from the main mass of ICE, and run together under the influence of WIND, SWELL or CURRENT.
	5139	strip coordinates	See COORDINATES.
	5140	strip film (or stripping film)	A film which has the emulsion coated on an extremely thin membrane which is in turn supported on a normal‑thickness film base. The emulsio... more A film which has the emulsion coated on an extremely thin membrane which is in turn supported on a normal‑thickness film base. The emulsion and the membrane can be stripped (separated) from the base after exposure and processing. The thin image so obtained can be mounted face down on a new support for lateral image reversal or used for combining with, or inserting in, other image elements.
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