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depointing

depointing noun: the practice of pointing an antenna or telescope slightly away from a direct line of sight in order to correct for parallax.

Noun

depointing (uncountable)

  1. The practice of pointing an antenna or telescope slightly away from a direct line of sight in order to correct for parallax

Origin of depointing

From de- + pointing.

Questions about depointing

What does depointing mean?
Depointing means the practice of pointing an antenna or telescope slightly away from a direct line of sight in order to correct for parallax.
What part of speech is depointing?
Depointing is a noun.

Words near depointing in the dictionary

  1. depocentre
  2. depocentres
  3. depoetize
  4. Depoian
  5. Depoians
  6. depointing
  7. Depok
  8. depolarisation
  9. depolarisations
  10. depolarise
  11. depolarised

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