Locating
1Locating — is a process used to determine the location of one position relative to other defined positions. Locating is applied for location metering of moving objects and is not to be confused with surveying, which is utilized in reference to stationary… …
2locating — n. 1. the act of putting something in a certain place or location. Syn: location, placement, position, positioning, emplacement, situating. [WordNet 1.5] 2. a determination of the location of something. Syn: localization, localisation, location,… …
3Locating — Locate Lo cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Located}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Locating}.] [L. locatus, p. p. of locare to place, fr. locus place. See {Local}.] 1. To place; to set in a particular spot or position. [1913 Webster] The captives and emigrants whom …
4Locating engine — Articleissues refimprove=May 2008 essay=May 2008A locating engine performs the computing of coordinates of locations of objects and of persons based on methods of multilateration or triangulation. This applies mainly with real time locating… …
5Locating engineer — A locating engineer is a civil engineer that surveys the best course for a road or rail line through the available terrain …
6locating lug — A projection or pin for holding a part in a specific position. All engine bearings have some means of ensuring that they will not shift or move in the housing bore once installed. Most bearings utilize a locating lug, which is simply a small… …
7locating pin — A projection or lug for holding a part in a specific position. also See dowel pin locating lug …
8locating — Synonyms and related words: allocation, assignment, bringing to light, casual discovery, catching, chance discovery, collocation, deployment, deposit, deposition, detection, determination, determining, disclosure, discovery, disposition,… …
9locating — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. location, finding, discovering, unearthing, searching out, tracing out, digging up, coming on, stumbling on, happening upon, lighting upon, unclosing, placing, spotting, settling upon, establishing …
10locating — lo·cate || ləʊkeɪt /ləʊ keɪt v. situate, place; identify, find; establish oneself in a particular spot; settle …
