Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
elevation
English answer:
height adjustment
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Kim Metzger
Oct 1, 2003 17:19
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Sorry to ask this again. What is the meaning of elevation in this case.
A) upward or downward
B) upward only.
.1.3. View a well defined target at 800 to 1000 metres and instruct the gunner to adjust his barrel elevation and turret azimuth to bring the aiming dot in the muzzle boresight accurately onto the target, always ending his lay in elevation
A) upward or downward
B) upward only.
.1.3. View a well defined target at 800 to 1000 metres and instruct the gunner to adjust his barrel elevation and turret azimuth to bring the aiming dot in the muzzle boresight accurately onto the target, always ending his lay in elevation
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| 4 +9 | See explanation |
Kim Metzger
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| 5 +3 | Upwards |
David Moore (X)
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| 3 +5 | adjusting the height, up or down |
Lisa Frideborg Eddy (X)
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| 5 +1 | upward and downward |
airmailrpl
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| 5 | upward movement only. |
Will Matter
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| 3 | 1 the angle of a gun with the horizontal; 2 in elevation = above the horizontal |
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See explanation
It sounds as though your text is about artillery, judging from the use of the term "gunner."
Elevation
The vertical component in aiming a cannon, used for ranging purposes. Expressed in degrees above horizontal. See also:deflection
Deflection
The horizontal (left-right) portion of aiming. See also:elevation
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/1862/glos.html
Elevation
The vertical component in aiming a cannon, used for ranging purposes. Expressed in degrees above horizontal. See also:deflection
Deflection
The horizontal (left-right) portion of aiming. See also:elevation
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/1862/glos.html
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Upwards
as in lifts - sorry, elevators. They take you from the ground upwards, usually....
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Will Matter
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David Sirett
: ..but your lift comparison is unhelpful, as many lifts go down to basement levels.
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Rajan Chopra
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adjusting the height, up or down
I think it could be either up or down, as in adjust the height...
elevation: a measurement of vertical distance in mapping.
Elevation The angle in degrees above the horizon toward the zenith or overhead point. Sometimes loosely called the "altitude" of a star, but not to be confused with height above sea level. Elevation angle is 90° minus the zenith distance (or zenith angle). [McL97
ELEVATION
The measure of height with respect to a point on the earth's surface above mean sea level. Sometimes referred to as station elevation.
http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/level5/Glossary/Glossary_E.ht...
elevation: a measurement of vertical distance in mapping.
Elevation The angle in degrees above the horizon toward the zenith or overhead point. Sometimes loosely called the "altitude" of a star, but not to be confused with height above sea level. Elevation angle is 90° minus the zenith distance (or zenith angle). [McL97
ELEVATION
The measure of height with respect to a point on the earth's surface above mean sea level. Sometimes referred to as station elevation.
http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/level5/Glossary/Glossary_E.ht...
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DGK T-I
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Rajan Chopra
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J. Leo (X)
: the degree or height of being raised, up or down.
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Alaa Zeineldine
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airmailrpl
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upward movement only.
'elevation' refers to upward movement only and 'declension' refers to downward movement only. Depending on the context you could also substitute 'raising' or 'to raise' but in this case the term used to refer to the angle of the barrel AND the raising thereof, is 'elevation'. You can say 'an elevation of XX degrees' or 'to elevate the barrel to XX degrees'. HTH.
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upward and downward
www.extremespot.com
... Instructions Use your mouse to aim and to raise and lower the elevation of your gun turret. Use the arrow keys to guide your tank in any direction. ...
www.extremespot.com/Game Downloads/ThinkTanks.htm
<html> <head> </head><body><pre><html> <head> </ ...
... The buttons in the weapon control window are assigned functions to raise and lower the elevation of the mortar ... Only one mortar can be fitted to the tank at once ...
www.the-underdogs.org/games/b/ battlecom/files/battlecom.txt
[DOC]BATTLEZONE
... You can switch back and forth to view your map in your tank by pressing ctrl ... You cannot lower the elevation lower than 0. You can also use the tool next to it ...
www.bellnet.de/marc/bzcg/downloads/mapeditor.doc
<html> <head> </head><body><pre><html> <head> </ ...
... Again, if a gun is elevated too high it shoots over instead of directly at the target aimed at. It is then necessary to lower the elevation. ...
www.ibiblio.org/gutenberg/etext04/asbbb10.txt
... Instructions Use your mouse to aim and to raise and lower the elevation of your gun turret. Use the arrow keys to guide your tank in any direction. ...
www.extremespot.com/Game Downloads/ThinkTanks.htm
<html> <head> </head><body><pre><html> <head> </ ...
... The buttons in the weapon control window are assigned functions to raise and lower the elevation of the mortar ... Only one mortar can be fitted to the tank at once ...
www.the-underdogs.org/games/b/ battlecom/files/battlecom.txt
[DOC]BATTLEZONE
... You can switch back and forth to view your map in your tank by pressing ctrl ... You cannot lower the elevation lower than 0. You can also use the tool next to it ...
www.bellnet.de/marc/bzcg/downloads/mapeditor.doc
<html> <head> </head><body><pre><html> <head> </ ...
... Again, if a gun is elevated too high it shoots over instead of directly at the target aimed at. It is then necessary to lower the elevation. ...
www.ibiblio.org/gutenberg/etext04/asbbb10.txt
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chica nueva
: Yes, It must be 'in elevation', so that means 'you cannot lower the elevation lower than 0'; assume that 0 is the horizontal. In real life must be above 0?
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1 the angle of a gun with the horizontal; 2 in elevation = above the horizontal
1 is quite clear, the angle of a gun with the horizontal (Dictionary definition, Collins Concise English Dictionary)
2 'ending his lay in elevation' is less clear
This is my guess:
a 'his lay' - probably a technical term, for the 'positioning'.
b 'in elevation', I think, must simply mean, 'above the horizontal'ie the barrel must point upwards. (If it is at or below the horizontal, I guess the ammunition will not travel correctly, in an arc...)
2 'ending his lay in elevation' is less clear
This is my guess:
a 'his lay' - probably a technical term, for the 'positioning'.
b 'in elevation', I think, must simply mean, 'above the horizontal'ie the barrel must point upwards. (If it is at or below the horizontal, I guess the ammunition will not travel correctly, in an arc...)
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