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EASTWARD [1 record]

Record 1 2004-05-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physical Geography (General)
DEF

Eastward (that is from left to right) reading of grid values on a map.

CONT

... the Kiirunavaara deposit ... dips steeply eastwards to a depth of 1.5 km ...

OBS

easting: term and definition stan dardized by NATO.

OBS

eastward: term officially approved by CP Rail.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géographie physique (Généralités)
DEF

Lecture d'ouest en est, c'est-à-dire de gauche à droite de l'abscisse d'un carroyage sur une carte.

CONT

Le [...] gisement [...] de Kiirunavaara [...] plonge vers l'est suivant une forte inclinaison jusqu'à une profondeur de 1,5 km [...]

OBS

vers l'est : terme normalisé par l'OTAN et uniformisé par CP Rail; définition normalisée par l'OTAN.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geografía física (Generalidades)
DEF

Lectura de los valores de una cuadrícula en un mapa hacia el Este, (o sea, de izquierda a derecha).

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