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101air base — 1. an operations center for units of an air force. 2. Aerial Photogrammetry. a. a line joining two camera stations. b. the length of this line. 3. the distance between the points on the ground over which an aerial photograph is taken. [1915 20] * …
102wheel base — The distance between the center of the nosewheel of an aircraft and the line joining the centerline of the wheels of the main undercarriage …
103Baseline (typography) — In typography and penmanship, the baseline is the line upon which most letters sit and under which descenders extend. In the example to the right, the letter p has a descender; the other letters sit on the (red) baseline. Most, but not all… …
104Pythagorean theorem — See also: Pythagorean trigonometric identity The Pythagorean theorem: The sum of the areas of the two squares on the legs (a and b) equals the area of the square on the hypotenuse (c) …
105Tetrahedron — For the academic journal, see Tetrahedron (journal). Regular Tetrahedron (Click here for rotating model) Type Platonic solid Elements F = 4, E = 6 V = 4 (χ = 2) Faces by s …
106Public Land Survey System — Seal of the BLM The Public Land Survey System (PLSS) is a method used in the United States to survey and identify land parcels, particularly for titles and deeds of rural, wild or undeveloped land. Its basic units of area are the township and… …
107Fenway Park — Infobox Stadium stadium name = Fenway Park nickname = America s Most Beloved Ballpark , The Fens location = 4 Yawkey Way Boston, Massachusetts 02215 coordinates = Coord|42|20|47|N|71|5|51|W|type:landmark broke ground = September 25, 1911 opened …
108Comparison of cricket and baseball — Cricket and baseball are the best known members of a family of related bat and ball games. While many of their rules, terminology, and strategies are similar, there are many differences some subtle, some major between the two games. Other present …
109Stereoscopy — Stereoscopy, stereoscopic imaging or 3 D (three dimensional) imaging is any technique capable of recording three dimensional visual information or creating the illusion of depth in an image. The illusion of depth in a photograph, movie, or other… …
110parallax — parallactic /par euh lak tik/, adj. parallactically, adv. /par euh laks /, n. 1. the apparent displacement of an observed object due to a change in the position of the observer. 2. Astron. the apparent angular displacement of a celestial body due …
