"traverse table" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: traverse tables [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} traverse table (plural traverse tables)
  1. (nautical, surveying) A table by means of which the difference of latitude and departure corresponding to any given course and distance may be calculates. It contains the lengths of the two sides of a right-angled triangle, usually for every quarter of a degree of angle, and for lengths of the hypotenuse, from 1 to 100.
    Sense id: en-traverse_table-en-noun-PBtiuLqr Categories (other): Nautical, Surveying, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 10 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 69 4 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 70 4 26 Topics: geography, natural-sciences, nautical, surveying, transport
  2. a computerized version of the above table.
    Sense id: en-traverse_table-en-noun-lD8T4226
  3. (railroad) A platform with one or more tracks, and arranged to move laterally on wheels, for shifting cars, etc., from one line of track to another. Synonyms: traverser, transfer table
    Sense id: en-traverse_table-en-noun-xKmQN7ES

Inflected forms

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