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aerotriangulation

aerotriangulation noun: the assigning of coordinates to points on the ground by use of aerial photographs.

Noun

aerotriangulation (countable and uncountable, plural aerotriangulations)

  1. The assigning of coordinates to points on the ground by use of aerial photographs.
    • From the cartographer's point of view, the accuracy of these aerotriangulations is equivalent to having all model pass points located and leveled by high-order field surveys.1962, W. D. Harris, Analytic Aerotriangulation, page 20

Forms of aerotriangulation

pluralaerotriangulations

Origin of aerotriangulation

From aero- + triangulation.

Questions about aerotriangulation

What does aerotriangulation mean?
Aerotriangulation means the assigning of coordinates to points on the ground by use of aerial photographs.
What part of speech is aerotriangulation?
Aerotriangulation is a noun.
What is the plural of aerotriangulation?
The plural of aerotriangulation is aerotriangulations.

Words near aerotriangulation in the dictionary

  1. aerotrain
  2. aerotrains
  3. aerotrekker
  4. aerotrekkers
  5. aerotrekking
  6. aerotriangulation
  7. aerotriangulations
  8. aerotropic
  9. aerotropism
  10. aerotropoli
  11. aerotropolis

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