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RUMB VENT [1 record]

Record 1 2005-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weather Stations and Meteorological Instruments and Equipment
  • Marine and River Navigation Aids
DEF

The angular distance between two successive points of the compass = 11°15'.

CONT

Points of the compass. ... A compass card is a circular card that is attached to the needles of a compass. On the [mariner's] compass card are marked the thirty-two points.

Key term(s)
  • rumb
  • rhombe
  • rhomb
  • romb

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations, instruments et équipements météorologiques
  • Aides à la navigation fluviale et maritime
DEF

Quantité angulaire comprise entre deux des trente-deux aires de vent du compas, et égale à 11° 15'.

CONT

Chaque arc de 11° 15' de la circonférence de la Rose des vents porte le nom de «rumb de vent» [...]

OBS

Il y a le rumb de vent du compas et le rumb de vent réel ou corrigé, qui diffèrent entre eux d'une quantité égale à la variation, c'est-à-dire à la déclinaison de l'aiguille aimantée.

OBS

On a écrit et on écrit encore parfois «rumb».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Estaciones, instrumentos y equipos meteorológicos
  • Ayuda a la navegación marítima y fluvial
DEF

Las 32 divisiones de un compas a intervalos de 110 15'.

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