traverse table
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Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.39 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
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.
noun
a computerized version of the above table.
Example Sentences
- "Of course, if the Snark were sailing due west at six knots per hour, for the intervening four hours her latitude would not change. But if she were sailing due south, her latitude would change to the tune of twenty-four miles. In which case a simple addition or subtraction would convert the twelve o'clock latitude into eight o'clock latitude. But suppose the Snark were sailing southwest. Then the traverse tables must be consulted."