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angle of elevation [3 records]

Record 1 2006-05-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Small Arms
DEF

Vertical angle between the line of sight and the line of elevation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes légères
DEF

Angle vertical de la ligne de site avec la ligne de hausse.

OBS

angle de hausse : terme et définition uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des armes légères.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Armas ligeras
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Record 2 2003-01-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
DEF

The angle between the line joining the object and the observer and the projection of this line on the horizontal plane passing through the observer. The angle is counted as positive when the object is above that horizontal plane, and vice versa.

Key term(s)
  • elevation angle

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
DEF

Angle de la demi-droite passant par le dispositif de repérage et dirigé vers la station ou l'objet repéré, avec sa projection sur le plan horizontal passant par le dispositif de repérage. Cet angle est compté positivement quand l'objet repéré est au-dessus du plan horizontal indiqué, négativement dans le cas contraire.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Guía radárica, radioguía y radiogoniometría
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Record 3 2001-03-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cartography

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cartographie

Spanish

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