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quadrant collapse: a measuring instrument for measuring altitude of heavenly bodies; the area enclosed by two perpendicular radii of a circle; any of the four areas into which a plane is divided by two orthogonal coordinate axes; a quarter of the circumference of a circle; a quarter of the circumference of a circle

sextant collapse: a measuring instrument for measuring the angular distance between celestial objects; resembles an octant; a unit of angular distance equal to 60 degrees

vector collapse: a variable quantity that can be resolved into components; any agent (person or animal or microorganism) that carries and transmits a disease; "mosquitos are vectors of malaria and yellow fever"; "fleas are vectors of the plague"; "aphids are transmitters of plant diseases"; "when medical scientists talk about vectors they are usually talking about insects"; a straight line segment whose length is magnitude and whose orientation in space is direction

azimuth collapse: the azimuth of a celestial body is the angle between the vertical plane containing it and the plane of the meridian

bevel collapse: a hand tool consisting of two rules that are hinged together so you can draw or measure angles of any size; two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees; cut a bevel on; shape to a bevel; "bevel the surface"

direction finder collapse: radio; determines the direction of incoming radio waves

transit collapse: cause or enable to pass through; "The canal will transit hundreds of ships every day"; revolve (the telescope of a surveying transit) about its horizontal transverse axis in order to reverse its direction; pass across (a sign or house of the zodiac) or pass across (the disk of a celestial body or the meridian of a place); "The comet will transit on September 11"; make a passage or journey from one place to another; "The tourists moved through the town and bought up all the souvenirs;" "Some travelers pass through the desert"

westward collapse: toward the west; "they traveled westward toward the setting sun"

horizon collapse: the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated; "It is beyond the horizon of present knowledge"; the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet; the great circle on the celestial sphere whose plane passes through the sensible horizon and the center of the Earth; a specific layer or stratum of soil or subsoil in a vertical cross section of land

sunset collapse: the daily event of the sun sinking below the horizon; atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily disappearance of the sun; the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon; of a declining industry or technology; "sunset industries"

sunrise collapse: the daily event of the sun rising above the horizon; atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily appearance of the sun

altitude collapse: elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface; "the altitude gave her a headache"; the perpendicular distance from the base of a geometric figure to opposite vertex (or side if parallel)

east collapse: the countries of Asia; the region of the United States lying north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi River; the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees; situated in or facing or moving toward the east; to, toward, or in the east; "we travelled east for several miles"; "located east of Rome"

west collapse: the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America; the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River; English painter (born in America) who became the second president of the Royal Academy (1738-1820); United States film actress (1892-1980); British writer (born in Ireland) (1892-1983); the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees; situated in or facing or moving toward the west; to, toward, or in the west; "we moved west to Arizona"; "situated west of Boston"

dead reckoning collapse: navigation without the aid of celestial observations

perpendicular collapse: an extremely steep face; a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting; a straight line at right angles to another line; extremely steep; "the great perpendicular face of the cliff"; intersecting at or forming right angles; "the axes are perpendicular to each other"

economically collapse: with respect to economic science; "economically this proposal makes no sense"; with respect to the economic system; "economically the country is worse off"

celestial navigation collapse: navigating according to the positions of the stars

frontage collapse: the extent of the front of shop or plot of land (as along a street or river etc); the direction in which something (such as a building) faces

south collapse: any region lying in or toward the south; the region of the United States lying south of the Mason-Dixon line; the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees; situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the south; "the south entrance"; in a southern direction; "we moved south"

north collapse: any region lying in or toward the north; the region of the United States lying north of the Mason-Dixon line; British statesman under George III whose policies led to rebellion in the American colonies (1732-1792); the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees; the direction in which a compass needle points; situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north; "artists like north light"; "the north portico"; in a northern direction; "they earn more up north"; "Let's go north!"

southwest collapse: the southwestern region of the United States; the compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees; situated in or oriented toward the southwest; to, toward, or in the southwest

northwest collapse: the northwestern region of the United States; the compass point midway between north and west; at 315 degrees; to, toward, or in the northwest

northeast collapse: the northeastern region of the United States; the compass point midway between north and east; at 45 degrees; to, toward, or in the northeast

southeast collapse: the southeastern region of the United States; the compass point midway between south and east; at 135 degrees; situated in or oriented toward the southeast; to, toward, or in the southeast

envelop collapse: enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering; "Fog enveloped the house"

heading collapse: a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about; "the heading seemed to have little to do with the text"

curtly collapse: in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner; "he told me curtly to get on with it"; "he talked short with everyone"; "he said shortly that he didn't like it"

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