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Glossary entry

Russian term or phrase:

румб

English translation:

bearing; rhumb line

Added to glossary by Jack Doughty
Apr 8, 2008 00:09
16 yrs ago
Russian term

румб

Russian to English Science Science (general)
Подскажите, пожалуйста, как правильно перевести этот термин.
Контекст: приведен план границ участка землиб под планом таблица "Меры длин линий и румбы". В таблице графы:
№ точек
Румбы - градусы, минуты
Горизонтальное проложение,
Радиус кривой

Спасибо заранее!
Proposed translations (English)
3 +2 bearing
4 quadrant bearing; quadrant
Change log

Apr 10, 2008 16:03: Jack Doughty Created KOG entry

Discussion

Vladimir Dubisskiy Apr 8, 2008:
check http://www.acsm.net/sessions05/cone05.pdf page 8 (second paragraph - line of true-mean-bearing or rhumb-line (in geodesy and navigation). Rhumb-line it is.

Proposed translations

+2
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bearing

Either bearing or rhumb line. I think bearing is the most likely.
Definition of румб in Callaham's Russian-English Polytechnical Dictionary:
bearing, point (of compass; rhumb line.
For a detailed definition of rhumb line, see:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhumb_lines
Peer comment(s):
agree Vladimir Dubisskiy : rhumb-line - i believe - interesting article at http://www.acsm.net/sessions05/cone05.pdf page 8 (it's pdf).
3 hrs
Thank you.
agree Sergei Tumanov
22 hrs
Тhank you.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you very much, Jack and Natasha! I appreciate your help."
8 mins

quadrant bearing; quadrant

in cartography: degrees, quadrant bearings, gons, and mils
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