traverse table
traverse table noun: a table by means of which the difference of latitude and departure corresponding to any given course and distance may be calculates. It contains the lengths of the two sides of a right-angled triangle, usually for every quarter of a degree of angle, and for lengths of the hypotenuse, from 1 to 100.
Noun
traverse table (plural traverse tables)
- A table by means of which the difference of latitude and departure corresponding to any given course and distance may be calculates. It contains the lengths of the two sides of a right-angled triangle, usually for every quarter of a degree of angle, and for lengths of the hypotenuse, from 1 to 100.
- Of course, if the Snark were sailing due west at six knots per hour, for the intervening four hours her latitude would not change. But if she were sailing due south, her latitude would change to the tune of twenty-four miles. In which case a simple addition or subtraction would convert the twelve...1911 June, Jack London, The Cruise of the Snark, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company, →OCLC
- a computerized version of the above table.
- A platform with one or more tracks, and arranged to move laterally on wheels, for shifting cars, etc., from one line of track to another.
- Synonyms:
- traverser, transfer table
traverse table meaning in Tamil
traverse table in Tamil
- கோண வரை அளவு அட்டவணை
Synonyms of traverse table
Forms of traverse table
| plural | traverse tables |
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Questions about traverse table
- What does traverse table mean?
- Traverse table means a table by means of which the difference of latitude and departure corresponding to any given course and distance may be calculates. It contains the lengths of the two sides of a right-angled triangle, usually for every quarter of a degree of angle, and for lengths of the hypotenuse, from 1 to 100.
- What is traverse table in Tamil?
- Traverse table in Tamil is கோண வரை அளவு அட்டவணை. See Traverse table meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is traverse table?
- Traverse table is a noun.
- What is the plural of traverse table?
- The plural of traverse table is traverse tables.
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