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a line connecting all the possible positions of a ship or aircraft, as determined by a single observation. Abbr.: LOP Also called position line.
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line of position
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line of position — 1. : line of site 2. : a locus of all possible positions of a ship for the conditions given see sumner line 3. : a line along which an aircraft is known (as by ground reference or celestial fix) to be flying and which when crossed with another… … Useful english dictionary
line of position — In air navigation, a line along which an aircraft is known to be traveling and which may be utilized to establish a position or a fix. This line can be straight or curved, depending on the source of information: a true bearing from a mountain… … Aviation dictionary
Radio line of position — Eine Funkstandlinie (engl. radio line of position, LOP) ist ein Begriff aus der Radionavigation und beschreibt die Richtung einer gedachten Linie von einem Bodensender (z. B. NDB – non directional beacon, ungerichtetes Funkfeuer) zum eigenen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
celestial line of position — A line of position determined by observing a celestial body … Aviation dictionary
Position operator — In quantum mechanics, the position operator corresponds to the position observable of a particle. Consider, for example, the case of a spinless particle moving on a line. The state space for such a particle is L 2(R), the Hilbert space of complex … Wikipedia
position — Synonyms and related words: Anschauung, Parthian shot, a priori principle, abode, address, affect, affectivity, affirmance, affirmation, allegation, allocate, angle, angle of vision, announcement, annunciation, answer, apostrophe, appointment,… … Moby Thesaurus
position line — noun : line of position * * * Navig. See line of position. [1860 65] … Useful english dictionary
position line — Navig. See line of position. [1860 65] * * * … Universalium
Line — Line, n. [OE. line, AS. l[=i]ne cable, hawser, prob. from L. linea a linen thread, string, line, fr. linum flax, thread, linen, cable; but the English word was influenced by F. ligne line, from the same L. word linea. See {Linen}.] 1. A linen… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Line breeding — Line Line, n. [OE. line, AS. l[=i]ne cable, hawser, prob. from L. linea a linen thread, string, line, fr. linum flax, thread, linen, cable; but the English word was influenced by F. ligne line, from the same L. word linea. See {Linen}.] 1. A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
