back sight

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English - Turkish
(Askeri) gez
(Askeri) nişangah
geri rasat
(Askeri) GERİ NİŞAN, GERİ GÖZLEM, GERİ RASAT: Evvelce durulan bir noktaya veya istikamete nişan alma veya rasat
backsight
{i} gez [ask.]
backsight
{i} geri gözlem
backsight
gez
English - English

Definition of back sight in English English dictionary

backsight
A measurement or reading taken back towards a point of known elevation, used to calculate the height of the theodolite
backsight
Foresight, n
backsight
The rear sight of a firearm
backsight
In levelling, the first reading taken on a staff after setting up the Level A backisight is always taken on a point of known or assumed height
backsight
A measurement of a previously shot point, used to set the angle to zero when occupying a new position
backsight
To shoot a backsight
backsight
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backsight
The reading of the leveling staff in its unchanged position when the leveling instrument has been taken to a new position; a sight directed backwards to a station previously occupied
backsight
A backsight is a reading taken on a position of known coordinate(s) Since a survey progresses from a point of known position to points of unknown position, a backsight is a reading looking "backward" along the line of progress
backsight
{i} rear sight on a firearm; (in leveling) reading on a rod which is held on a point of known elevation
backsight
A rod reading taken on a point of known elevation, a benchmark or a turning point Backsights are added to the known elevation to arrive at the height of the instrument With a known height of the instrument, the telescope can be used to determine the elevation of other points in the vicinity
back sight
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