meridians
71Zeit — Zeit, hier das aus astronomischen Beobachtungen gewonnene Maß für die Aufeinanderfolge von Ereignissen. Ortszeit ist ganz allgemein die Angabe einer richtig gehenden Uhr. Nicht an allen Orten der Erde herrscht im gleichen Moment dieselbe Zeit,… …
72Meridianmessung — Meridianmessung, die Ausmittelung der Größe des Umfangs eines Erdmeridians, um daraus die Größe der Erde zu bestimmen, indem bei der Kugelgestalt der letztern aus der Größe des Umfangs eines ihrer größten Kreise auch die Größe der Erde sich… …
73acupuncture — n. /ak yoo pungk cheuhr/; v. /ak yoo pungk cheuhr, ak yoo pungk /, n., v., acupunctured, acupuncturing. n. 1. a Chinese medical practice or procedure that treats illness or provides local anesthesia by the insertion of needles at specified sites… …
74navigation — navigational, adj. /nav i gay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of navigating. 2. the art or science of plotting, ascertaining, or directing the course of a ship, aircraft, or guided missile. [1520 30; < L navigation (s. of navigatio) a voyage.… …
75international modified polyconic projection — A modified polyconic map projection chosen by an international committee in 1909 for construction of maps of the whole world, except polar caps, on one projection and on a scale of 1:1,000,000. The size of the sheet is 4° change of latitude by 6° …
76rhumb line — noun a line on a sphere that cuts all meridians at the same angle; the path taken by a ship or plane that maintains a constant compass direction • Syn: ↑rhumb, ↑loxodrome • Hypernyms: ↑line * * * ˈrəm|līn noun : a line on the surface of the earth …
77sinusoidal projection — noun an equal area map projection showing parallels and the equator as straight lines and other meridians as curved; used to map tropical latitudes • Syn: ↑Sanson Flamsteed projection • Hypernyms: ↑equal area projection, ↑equal area map… …
78Acupressure — AcupressureThis article is part of the branches of CAM series. Acupressure (a blend of acupuncture and pressure ) is a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) technique derived from acupuncture. In acupressure physical pressure is applied to… …
79Dream — For other uses, see Dream (disambiguation). The Knight s Dream , 1655, by Antonio de Pereda Dreams are successions of images, ideas, emotions, and sensations that occur involuntarily in the mind during certain stages of sleep …
80Geographic coordinate system — Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 3.12MB) …
