Elevation: How high a satellite is from the horizon. The angle of elevation refers to the upward tilt of a satellite dish antenna that is required to aim it at the communications satellite, measured in degrees. When the dish is aimed at the horizon, the elevation angle is zero.

 

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Elevation: How high a satellite is from the horizon. The angle of elevation refers to the upward tilt of a satellite dish antenna that is required to aim it at the communications satellite, measured in . . . View Full Definition

Boiling Point Elevation: The boiling point of a solution is higher than the boiling point of the pure solvent. Boiling point elevation is a colligative property.

Elevations: Just as surface rights must be identified, surveyed and described, so must rights to the property above the earths surface. In the same way land may be measured and divided into parcels, the . . . View Full Definition

Station Elevation: The vertical distance above mean sea level that is the reference level for all current measurements of atmospheric pressure at that station.

Elevation Sheet: The page on the blue prints that depicts the house or room as if a vertical plane were passed through the structure.

Blood Pressure: A measurement of how open your blood vessels are. Low numbers mean that your heart doesn’t have to work very hard to pump the blood through your blood vessels.

Torus: A bony elevation or protuberance of normal bone. Usually seen on the upper palate behind the front teeth or under the tongue inside the lower jaw.

Resolution: The amount of data used to make up a picture, screen, or audio track. The more data in a picture, the richer the image and the higher the resolution. Resolution is measured in a number of wa . . . View Full Definition

Genial Tubercles: Mental spines - Small round elevations (usually two pairs) clustered around the midline on the lingual surface of the lower portion of the man-- dibular symphysis. These tubercles serve as a . . . View Full Definition

Contour Line: A line on a map that traces locations where the value of a variable is constant. For example, contour lines of elevation trace points of equal elevation across the map. All points on the 'te . . . View Full Definition