| Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary 1,807,256,555 visitors served. |
|
Dictionary/ thesaurus | Medical dictionary | Legal dictionary | Financial dictionary | Acronyms | Idioms | Encyclopedia | Wikipedia encyclopedia | ? |
hydrographic sextant |
0.03 sec. |
|
hydrographic sextant [′hī·drə′graf·ik ′seks·tənt] (engineering) A surveying sextant similar to those used for celestial navigation but smaller and lighter, constructed so that the maximum angle that can be read is slightly greater than that on the navigating sextant; usually the angles can be read only to the nearest minute by means of a vernier; it is fitted with a telescope with a large object glass and field of view. Also known as sounding sextant; surveying sextant. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
|
| ? Mentioned in |
|---|
| Encyclopedia |
| Free Tools: |
For surfers:
Free toolbar & extensions |
Word of the Day |
Help
For webmasters: Free content | Linking | Lookup box | Double-click lookup | Partner with us |
|---|