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Mapping science
The systemic study of the processes and designs involved with map making.
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Extinguishment
Earth science; Mapping science
(1) The act of rendering legally nonexistent. (2) The act of destroying or rendering void; nullifying. (3) The act of avoiding, as by payment, setoff, limitation of actions, merger of an interest ...
Geophysical exploration
Earth science; Mapping science
The determination of the presence and location of layers of solid rock, the detection and identification of minerals, the classification of solids and underlying strata and so on, by measurements of ...
Fan
Earth science; Mapping science
A gently sloping, fan shaped mass of loose, rocklike material or silt which has been worn off or disintegrated from a steep slope and deposited at a place where the slope is less.
Farm
Earth science; Mapping science
A tract of land devoted to agricultural purposes, managed as a unit by one person, a family or similar group, and including continuous, uncultivated land.
Circular standard error
Earth science; Mapping science
The radius of a circle such that there is a probability of about 39.35% that a particular point will lie within that circle.
Exposure camera
Earth science; Mapping science
A camera used for taking pictures; a camera. The term is used only when a camera proper must be distinguished from a camera used as a projector.
Extinction
Earth science; Mapping science
The decrease in intensity of a ray, as it passes through matter, because of absorption, refraction and scattering.
