Dip

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Dip (of the horizon)

Alternative term: Depression

The vertical angle between the horizontal through the eye of an observer and the line of sight to the visible horizon.




Please note that this is the term as it stands in the original IALA Dictionary edition (1970-1989)

Languages

English

International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities - AISM

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