Glossary of Terms and PhrasesHenry Percy Smith D. Appleton, 1883 - 521 pages |
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... angles to the vertical plane through the ship's keel , and passing through the centre of her side . Abaft the B. , any point within the right angle contained by this line and the line of the ship's keel in a direction opposite to her ...
... angles to the vertical plane through the ship's keel , and passing through the centre of her side . Abaft the B. , any point within the right angle contained by this line and the line of the ship's keel in a direction opposite to her ...
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... angle , as 15 ' 37 " . 3. Sometimes minutes and seconds of time are thus indicated . 4. To indicate feet and inches in working drawings , as 5 ' 7 " for 5 ft . 7 in . Acceptance . An engagement by one upon whom a bill of exchange is ...
... angle , as 15 ' 37 " . 3. Sometimes minutes and seconds of time are thus indicated . 4. To indicate feet and inches in working drawings , as 5 ' 7 " for 5 ft . 7 in . Acceptance . An engagement by one upon whom a bill of exchange is ...
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... angle is less than , obtuse more than , 90o . Acuyari . ( Bot . ) The wood of the Icica altissima , a resinous tree of Guiana . Adactyle . [ Gr . å neg . , dáктõλos , finger , toe . ] ( Zool . ) Without separated toes , as the horse ...
... angle is less than , obtuse more than , 90o . Acuyari . ( Bot . ) The wood of the Icica altissima , a resinous tree of Guiana . Adactyle . [ Gr . å neg . , dáктõλos , finger , toe . ] ( Zool . ) Without separated toes , as the horse ...
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... angle . ] The line joining all those places on the earth where the magnetic needle has no declination , or variation , i.e. deviation from the true N. Agony column of an advertisement sheet , generally the second , headed by notices of ...
... angle . ] The line joining all those places on the earth where the magnetic needle has no declination , or variation , i.e. deviation from the true N. Agony column of an advertisement sheet , generally the second , headed by notices of ...
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... angle , corner . ] The difference of direction of two intersecting straight lines . When the adjacent angles made by two such lines are equal , each angle is a Right A .; an Acute A. [ ăcutus , sharpened ] is less , and an Obtuse A ...
... angle , corner . ] The difference of direction of two intersecting straight lines . When the adjacent angles made by two such lines are equal , each angle is a Right A .; an Acute A. [ ăcutus , sharpened ] is less , and an Obtuse A ...
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