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vertical separation — Separation between aircraft expressed in units of vertical distance (ICAO). It is the specified difference in flight levels between air traffic on conflicting courses. Outside controlled airspaces (CAS), the responsibility for this is with the… … Aviation dictionary
vertical separation — Separation between aircraft expressed in units of vertical distance … Military dictionary
vertical interval — The vertical distance between successive contour lines on a topographical chart. It is constant for each series of charts. Its value is indicated at the bottom of the chart. Charts normally do not show contours below a certain height on a… … Aviation dictionary
vertical interval — noun or vertical distance : contour interval … Useful english dictionary
vertical — vertical, ale, aux [ vɛrtikal, o ] adj. et n. • 1587; point vertical 1545; bas lat. verticalis, de vertex, verticis « sommet » I ♦ Adj. 1 ♦ Qui suit la direction de la pesanteur, du fil à plomb en un lieu; perpendiculaire à un plan horizontal.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
vertical dimension — n the distance between two arbitrarily chosen points on the face above and below the mouth when the teeth are in occlusion * * * the distance between two points, measured perpendicular to the horizontal. In prosthodontics, the length of the face… … Medical dictionary
Vertical plane — is used in radio to plot an antenna s relative field strength perpendicular to the ground (which directly affects a station s coverage area) on a polar graph. Normally the maximum of 1.000 or 0 dB is at the side (unless there is beam tilt), which … Wikipedia
VERTICAL ET HORIZONTAL — VERTICAL & HORIZONTAL La croisée d’un axe vertical et d’un axe horizontal constitue l’épure symbolique de l’expérience humaine. La croix est l’archétype du partage. Aussi la retrouve t on investie dans les valeurs de justice, de connaissance et… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Vertical wind tunnel — A vertical wind tunnel (VWT) is a wind tunnel which moves air up in a vertical column. It is a recreational wind tunnel, frequently advertised as indoor skydiving or bodyflight . It is also a popular training tool for skydivers.Vertical wind… … Wikipedia
Vertical dimension of occlusion — A patient prepared for measurement of VDO. Two stickers have been affixed to her face in order to establish the distance between the dots drawn on the stickers when her mandible is in a position that matches her VDO. Because this patient is… … Wikipedia
