Basement contour

A control on an audio reproduction system that increases the base and treble amplitudes at low levels to compensate for the ear’s natural losses in these ranges. Alternatively, ...

contour

Sports; Surfing

A line on a map or chart representing points of equal value compared to datum or starting point. An isobath is a line connecting points of equal depth below a datum to measure ...

contour

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

Line delineating the border of a structure.

subtropical

Earth science; Mapping science

Relating to the warmest region of the Temperate Zones that border on the Torrid Zone.

sky

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The region above and beyond the Earth, as it is seen looking up from the ground. Sky looks blue during the day and dark at night.

South Pole

Earth science; Mapping science

The most southern point of the Earth. The South Pole is the southern end of the axis on which the Earth rotates.

prime meridian

Earth science; Mapping science

The line of longitude that passes through the town of Greenwich, England, and that measures 0 degree. It is the line from which other longitude lines are measured.

planet

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A celestial body revolving around a sun in a nearly circular orbit. This definition excludes comets, which have highly elliptical orbits. However, it may also exclude some of ...

area of error

Earth science; Mapping science

A figure within which the true location of a point whose location has been determined by measurement is believed to lie, with stated degree of probability.

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Supermoon

Supermoon is a term coined in 1979 by astrologer Richard Nolle to describe a New or Full Moon occurring at or near perigee (the closest point in the ...