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HORIZONTAL CONTROL POINT [6 records]

Record 1 2016-11-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cartography
DEF

A point whose horizontal or vertical location is determined by photogrammetric methods and which is intended for use(in the manner of a supplemental control point) in the absolute orientation of other photographs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cartographie

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-08-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Remote Sensing
  • Surveying
DEF

A point whose horizontal coordinates, or whose distance and direction to other points of like kind, are known accurately enough that they can be assumed known in further surveys.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télédétection
  • Arpentage
CONT

[...] le nombre de points de contrôle nécessaire peut être ajusté par rapport à la réalité du terrain [...] Pour la basse résolution, la disposition des points de contrôle doit respecter la densité suivante [...] Un point de contrôle vertical tous les deux modèles et un point de contrôle horizontal tous les six modèles.

Spanish

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Record 3 2012-10-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
  • Silviculture
  • Landscape Architecture
DEF

A tree having graceful, dropping or hanging branches.

CONT

Plants with limbs that grow down, instead of up, can be spectacular. Horticulturally, the reason for this growth habit is a genetic mutation. Most plants have a central growth point that remains dominant, and the trunk and limbs grow vertically. In the weeping tree category, this growth control is interrupted. The new layer of growth is somehow superimposed over the previous layer, and is more horizontal than vertical. This growth pattern is known as plagiotropism.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
  • Sylviculture
  • Architecture paysagère
CONT

[...] l'arbre prostré, dont les rameaux tombent vers le sol.

CONT

Arbres à port prostré. Saule de Babylone, Cèdre de l'Atlas pleureur, Bouleau pleureur, Cerisier pleureur, Frêne pleureur, Hêtre pleureur, Sophora pleureur, Orme des montagnes pleureur, Ginkgo pleureur.

Spanish

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Record 4 2003-12-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Launching and Space Maneuvering
CONT

The ISS attitude will vary between +15 degrees and-15 degrees for each roll and yaw axis of LVLH [Local Vertical/Local Horizontal] and between +15 degrees to-20 degrees for the pitch axis... At any point on the ISS non-articulated portion, which means the portion excluding rotating elements such as photovoltaic arrays and Thermal Control System(TCS) radiators, the ISS will provide estimates of the ISS LVLH attitude to an accuracy of 3 degrees per axis(3 sigma) and inertial rates to an accuracy of 0. 01 degrees per second per axis(3 sigma). When controlling to the TEA [Torque Equilibrium Attitude] with non-propulsive effectors, the ISS will maintain attitude stability to 3. 5 degrees per axis per orbit.

OBS

ISS attitude: term officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lancement et manœuvres dans l'espace
OBS

attitude de la Station spatiale : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 5 2003-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
  • Electronic Publishing
DEF

A word processing formatting control that causes the display position or printing position to move down approximately one-half the normal single line space increment with no horizontal motion.

CONT

The subscript character is a latching control that requires a superscript character to cause the printing or display point to return to the previous horizontal alignment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
  • Éditique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
  • Publicación electrónica
DEF

Control de formato en el procesamiento de palabras que hace que la posición de visualizacion o de impresión descienda aproximadamente la mitad del incremento de espacio de una línea normal sin producir un movimiento horizontal.

CONT

El carácter de subíndice es un carácter de cierre que requiere que otro carácter de índice superior haga que el punto de visualización o impresión vuelva al alineamiento horizontal previo.

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Record 6 2003-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
  • Electronic Publishing
DEF

A word processing formatting control that causes the printing or display point to move up approximately one-half the normal single line space increment with no horizontal motion.

CONT

The superscript character is a latching control that requires a subscript character to cause the printing or display point to return to the previous horizontal alignment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
  • Éditique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
  • Publicación electrónica
DEF

Control de formato en el procesamiento de palabras, que hace que la posición de visualización o de impresión ascienda aproximadamente la mitad del incremento de espacio de una línea normal sin producir un movimiento horizontal.

CONT

El carácter exponencial es un carácter de cierre que requiere que otro carácter de subíndice haga que el punto de visualización o impresión vuelva al alineamiento horizontal previo.

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