WG Vocabulary List 1

Front

existing or lying within

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internal

Front

to send from one person, thing, or place to another

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transmit

Front

of first rank, importance, value

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primary

Front

to gain or acquire usually by planning or effort

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obtain

Front

a shift from a previous condition

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fluctuation

Front

an imaginary line that follows the curve of the Earth and represents the shortest distance between two points

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Great Circle Route

Front

a mathematical formula used to represent the curved surface of the Earth on the flat surface of a map

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Map Projection

Front

a map created by projecting an image of the Earth onto a geometric plane

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Planar Projection

Front

a map created by projecting Earth's image onto a cylinder

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Cylindrical Projection

Front

a map created by projecting an image of Earth onto a cone placed over part of an Earth model

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Conic Projection