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altitude intercept

altitude intercept

[′al·tə‚tüd ′in·tər‚sept]
(engineering)
altitude difference
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

altitude difference

The difference between computed and observed altitudes, or between precomputed and sextant altitude. Also called altitude intercept.
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