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BACKWARD SIGHT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-11-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mathematical Geography
- Surveying
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- backsight
1, record 1, English, backsight
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- back sight 2, record 1, English, back%20sight
correct
- backward sight 3, record 1, English, backward%20sight
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A backsight is a reading taken on a position of known coordinate(s). Since a survey progresses from a point of known position to points of unknown position, a backsight is a reading looking "backward" along the line of progress. The first reading of almost any survey job should be a backsight onto a fixed point of reference, usually a benchmark of some sort. 4, record 1, English, - backsight
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In traversing, a backsight is a sight on a previously established traverse or triangulation station, which is not the closing sight on the traverse; in leveling, a backsight is a reading on a rod that is held on a point whose elevation has been previously determined and is not the closing sight of a level line. 5, record 1, English, - backsight
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Backsight is opposed to foresight. 6, record 1, English, - backsight
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
backsight; backward sight: terms used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 6, record 1, English, - backsight
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géographie mathématique
- Arpentage
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- visée rétrograde
1, record 1, French, vis%C3%A9e%20r%C3%A9trograde
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- visée arrière 2, record 1, French, vis%C3%A9e%20arri%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
- visée inverse 3, record 1, French, vis%C3%A9e%20inverse
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Direction d'une droite mesurée lorsqu'on effectue une visée en sens arrière vers un point de nivellement précédent et depuis un nouveau point, dont la direction a été définie par une visée avant effectuée depuis la station de nivellement précédente. 4, record 1, French, - vis%C3%A9e%20r%C3%A9trograde
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans un cheminement, concerne toutes les visées faites dans le sens opposé au sens dans lequel on chemine. 5, record 1, French, - vis%C3%A9e%20r%C3%A9trograde
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
visée rétrograde; visée arrière : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 6, record 1, French, - vis%C3%A9e%20r%C3%A9trograde
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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