Cartography and Surveying. A distance east of a meridian or (on a map) east of a reference point or origin of coordinates; a number representing…
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| 释义 | the world > the earth > earth sciences > geography > map-making > surveying > [noun] > distances measured between points or lines (8) easting1652 Cartography and Surveying. A distance east of a meridian or (on a map) east of a reference point or origin of coordinates; a number representing… northing1652 Cartography and Surveying. A distance north of a line or point of origin or a line of latitude; a number representing this, now often used as the… southing1652 Cartography and Surveying. A distance south of a line or point of origin or a line of latitude; (also) a number representing this. Cf. northing, n.2… westing1652 Cartography and Surveying. A distance west of a meridian or (on a map) west of a reference point or origin of coordinates; a number representing… offset1725 Surveying. A short distance measured sideways from a known point on a main line of measurement. vertical interval1885 the vertical distance between the heights represented by adjacent contours on a map. horizontal equivalent1889 Parallel to the plane of the horizon; at right angles to the vertical line; level; flat; measured in a line or plane parallel to the horizon. tangent distance1983 Mathematics (elliptical for tangent line.) Geometry. A straight line which touches a curve (or curved surface), i.e. meets it at a point and… |
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