Curve of alinement

Curve of alinement

A line connecting two points on the surface of the rotational ellipsoid in such a manner that at every point, the azimuths of the two end points of the line differ by exactly 180^o. A curve of alinement is a line of double curvature slightly less in length than the normal section lines connecting its end points.

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Category: Mapping science
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