an imaginary line or standard by which things are measured or compared; "they established a baseline for the budget"
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a surveyor's mark on a permanent object of predetermined position and elevation used as a reference point
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a surveyor's mark on a permanent object of predetermined position and elevation used as a reference point
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Evidence and research.a list of writings with time and place of publication (such as the writings of a single author or the works referred to in preparing a…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Evidence and research.a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability;…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Evidence and research.a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "h…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Evidence and research.a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn; "statistical data"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Evidence and research.an organized body of related information
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Evidence and research.the quality of being dependable or reliable
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Evidence and research.the quality of being dependable or reliable
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Evidence and research.the quality of being reproducible
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Evidence and research.a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "h…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Evidence and research.derived from experiment and observation rather than theory; "an empirical basis for an ethical theory"; "empirical laws"; "empirical d…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Evidence and research.your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compellin…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Evidence and research.something that is found; "the findings in the gastrointestinal tract indicate that he died several hours after dinner"; "an area rich…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Evidence and research.a collection of tools and other articles used by an artisan to make jewelry or clothing or shoes
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Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Evidence and research.a device for showing the operating condition of some system
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A mark or character used in writing, and serving to regulate the pronunciation; esp.: (a) a mark to indicate the nature and place of t…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: surveyor, mark, permanent, object, predetermined.The elevation of a point, or star, or other celestial object, above the horizon, measured by the arc of a vertical circle intercepted…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: surveyor, mark, permanent, object, predetermined.The Anglicized form of the French arpenteur, a land surveyor.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: surveyor, mark, permanent, object, predetermined.Position or situation with regard to seeing; that position which enables one to look in a particular direction; position in relation t…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: surveyor, mark, permanent, object, predetermined.The situation of a distant object, with regard to a ship's position, as on the bow, on the lee quarter, etc.; the direction or point o…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: surveyor, mark, permanent, object, predetermined.A spot made on trees by chipping off a piece of the bark, usually as a surveyor's mark.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: surveyor, mark, permanent, object, predetermined.A float; esp. a floating object moored to the bottom, to mark a channel or to point out the position of something beneath the water, a…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: surveyor, mark, permanent, object, predetermined.A reference to, or statement of, an object, course, distance, or other matter of description in a survey or grant requiring or calling…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: surveyor, mark, permanent, object, predetermined.A surveying instrument, for taking horizontal angles and bearings; a surveyor's compass. It consists of a compass whose needle plays o…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: surveyor, mark, permanent, object, predetermined.Lines, or other elements of reference, by means of which the position of any point, as of a curve, is defined with respect to certain…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: surveyor, mark, permanent, object, predetermined.A mark or token added to those already existing, in order to afford security or proof; as, an additional or special mark put upon a pa…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: surveyor, mark, permanent, object, predetermined.Progress from point to point without change of direction; any part of a progress from one place to another, which is in a straight lin…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: surveyor, mark, permanent, object, predetermined.
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