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Concept definition
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STD 2005/06/07 |
INLAND_WATER |
A <WATERBODY> that either does not experience or only minimally experiences tidal fluctuations; inland water. |
570 |
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[FACC, Annex A: BH000] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
INLAND_WATER_BOTTOM |
A bathymetric <REGION> underlying an <INLAND_WATER_SURFACE>; inland water bottom. |
571 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
INLAND_WATER_ELEVATION |
A <SPOT_ELEVATION> associated with an <INLAND_WATER_SURFACE>. |
572 |
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[FACC, Annex A: CA035] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
INLAND_WATER_SURFACE |
The <WATERBODY_SURFACE> of an <INLAND_WATER>. |
573 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
INLET |
A short, narrow <WATERCOURSE> connecting a <MARINE_BAY> or <LAGOON> with a <SEA>; inlet. |
574 |
IR |
[SP35, "inlet"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
INSECT |
An <ARTHROPOD> of the superclass Hexapoda, characterized by having six feet; insect [SOED, "hexopod"]. |
576 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
INSTITUTIONAL_FACILITY |
A <FACILITY> housing an established organization or foundation, especially one dedicated to education, public service, or culture, that provides for the care of <HUMAN>s who are destitute, disabled, or mentally ill; institutional facility. |
577 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
INS_ALIGNMENT_PAD |
A designated <LOCATION> where the automated INS instruments of <AIRCRAFT> are reset before taking-off; INS alignment pad. |
575 |
PR |
[FACC, Annex A: GB170] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
INTEREST_SITE |
A <REGION> maintained for the public and declared to be of national or provincial historical significance or interest; interest site. |
578 |
PR |
[FACC, Annex A: AL201] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
INTERIOR_WALL |
A <WALL> in a <BUILDING> separating two <ROOM>s from each other; interior wall. |
579 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
INTERIOR_WALL_OPENING |
An opening (for example: an uncovered <APERTURE> in an <INTERIOR_WALL> and/or the space above a <WALL> of partial <<HEIGHT>>) that supports the passage of <MATERIAL>s or visibility into an adjoining <ROOM>. |
580 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
INTERNATIONAL_DATE_LINE |
A <LINE> designated as the place on the <EARTH> where each calendar day begins; International Date Line. This <LINE> generally coincides with the 180th meridian but is modified to avoid <LAND>. |
581 |
PR |
[FACC, Annex A: FA110] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
INTERPLANETARY_MAGNETIC- _FIELD |
The <MAGNETIC_FIELD> in a <STAR_SYSTEM> carried with its <STELLAR_WIND>; interplanetary magnetic field. |
582 |
IR |
[TASC] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
INUNDATED_LAND |
<LAND> subject to controlled inundation (for example: flooded by the regulation of the level of a <RESERVOIR>) that is normally associated with permanently flooded ground in which <TREE>s are still standing; inundated land. |
583 |
PR |
[FACC, Annex A: BH091] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
INVERTEBRATE |
An <ANIMAL> without a backbone or spinal column that does not belong to the subphylum Vertebrata; invertebrate [SOED, "invertebrate"]. |
584 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
IONOSPHERE |
The <ATMOSPHERE_REGION> of the <EARTH> characterized by ions and free electrons existing in sufficient quantities to reflect electromagnetic waves and located roughly between the <<ALTITUDE_MSL>>s of 70 to 500 kilometres; ionosphere. |
585 |
PR |
[WMO182, I0900, "ionosphere"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
IONOSPHERE_ELECTRON- _DENSITY_PROPERTY_SET |
A <PROPERTY_SET> describing the electron-density related characteristics of an <IONOSPHERE>. |
586 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
IONOSPHERE_SCINTILLATION- _PROPERTY_SET |
A <PROPERTY_SET> describing the distortion of the propagation of electromagnetic radiation through an <IONOSPHERE> due to medium density irregularities; ionosphere scintillation property set. |
587 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
IONOSPHERIC_D_REGION |
The lowest daytime <REGION> of the <IONOSPHERE> characterized by weak concentrations of ions and located roughly between the <<ALTITUDE_MSL>>s of 50 and 90 kilometres; ionospheric D-region. An ionospheric D-region is also known as an ionospheric D-layer. |
588 |
IR |
[TASC] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
IONOSPHERIC_E_REGION |
A daytime <REGION> of the <IONOSPHERE> characterized by concentrations of O2+ and NO+ ions and located roughly between the <<ALTITUDE_MSL>> s of 85 and 140 kilometres; ionospheric E-region. An ionospheric E-region is also known as an ionospheric E-layer. |
589 |
IR |
[TASC] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
IONOSPHERIC_F1_REGION |
A daytime <REGION> of the <IONOSPHERE>, above the <IONOSPHERIC_E_REGION>, characterized by weak concentrations of O2+ ions and located roughly between the <<ALTITUDE_MSL>>s of 120 and 200 kilometres; ionospheric F1-region. An ionospheric F1-region is also known as an ionospheric F1-layer. |
590 |
IR |
[TASC] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
IONOSPHERIC_F2_REGION |
A daytime <REGION> of the <IONOSPHERE>, above the <IONOSPHERIC_E_REGION>, characterized by weak concentrations of O2+ ions and located roughly between the <<ALTITUDE_MSL>>s of 200 and 1 500 kilometres; ionospheric F2-region. An ionospheric F2-region is also known as an ionospheric F2-layer. |
591 |
IR |
[TASC] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
IRRIGATION_DITCH |
A <TRENCH> that is constructed for the purpose of irrigation or drainage; irrigation ditch. |
592 |
PR |
[FACC, Annex A: BH030] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
ISLAND |
A <TRACT> smaller (usually much smaller) than a continent and surrounded by a <WATERBODY>; island. |
593 |
PR |
[FACC, Annex A: BA030] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
ISOGONIC_LINE |
An <ISOPLETH> that connects <LOCATION>s of equal magnetic variation; isogonic line. |
594 |
PR |
[FACC, Annex A: ZC050] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
ISOPLETH |
A <LINE> defined by <LOCATION>s for which some chosen quantity has the same value; isopleth [SOED, "isopleth", 1]. |
595 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
ISTHMUS |
A <TERRAIN_STRIP> that is bordered on both sides by <WATERBODY>s and that connects two larger bodies of <LAND>; isthmus. |
596 |
IR |
[SP35, "isthmus"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
JAIL F |
A local <DETENTION_FACILITY> where the criminally accused are initially taken to be processed and await trial and where short (usually less than one year) sentences for criminal misconduct can be served; jail. |
597 |
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[SOED, "jail", A1] |
STD 2005/06/07 |
JETTY F |
A man-made <BARRIER> built out into or in a <WATERBODY>, primarily to restrain or direct <WATER_CURRENT>s and <WATER_WAVE>s; jetty. |
598 |
PR |
[FACC, Annex A: BB140] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
JUNGLE |
A <TRACT>, especially tropical, overgrown with luxuriant and often almost impenetrable <VEGETATION>; jungle [SOED, "jungle", 1]. |
599 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
JUPITER F |
The primary <PLANET> of the <SUN> that is fifth in distance from the <SUN>, with an orbital mean <<RADIUS>> of approximately 778,30 million kilometres; Jupiter. |
600 |
IR |
[PSMOP] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
KELP_BED |
A <WATERBODY_FLOOR_REGION> covered with a significant concentration of kelp; kelp bed. |
601 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
KENNEL |
A <SHELTER> used for the breeding, training, or boarding of dogs; kennel [AHD, "kennel", 3]. |
602 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
KILN |
An oven for hardening, burning, or drying <MATERIAL>s (for example: grain, meal, and/or clay), especially a brick-lined oven used to bake or fire ceramics; kiln [AHD, "kiln"]. |
603 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
KUIPER_BELT |
The <REGION> of the <SOLAR_SYSTEM> beyond the orbit of <NEPTUNE> where a large number of <COMET>s with short orbital periods originate; Kuiper belt. |
604 |
IR |
[BSFG, "Kuiper belt"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
LAGOON |
An enclosed <REGION> of salt or brackish <WATER> separated from a larger <WATERBODY> by some more or less effective, but not complete, <BARRIER> (for example: a low bank of <SAND>); lagoon. |
605 |
PR |
[S32, "lagoon"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
LAKE |
<INLAND_WATER> without significant flow that is surrounded by <LAND>; lake. |
606 |
IR |
[S32, "lake"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
LAKE_NEXUS |
A representation of a <LAKE> as it connects to related <RIVER_NEXUS>s; lake nexus. |
607 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
LAND |
<TERRAIN> that is not permanently covered by <WATER>; land. |
608 |
IR |
[FACC, Annex A: DA030] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
LANDFILL |
A <TRACT> used for solid waste disposal by burying refuse between layers of <SOIL> to fill in or reclaim low-lying <LAND>; landfill [SOED, "landfill", b]. |
615 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
LANDING_CRAFT |
A small <WATER_SURFACE_VESSEL> designed to convey <PERSONNEL> and <EQUIPMENT> from larger <WATER_SURFACE_VESSEL>s to <SHORE> during landing operations; landing-craft [SOED, "landing-craft"]. |
616 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
LANDSLIDE |
A mass of <MATERIAL> (for example: <SOIL>, <ROCK>, and/or <VEGETATION>) that has slipped down from a <CLIFF> or <MOUNTAIN>; landslide. |
617 |
PR |
[FACC, Annex A: DB211] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
LAND_EASEMENT |
A deeded <PARCEL> granting easement for a specific purpose (for example: overhead <POWER_TRANSMISSION_LINE>s and/or access to a <PARKING_GARAGE>); land easement. |
609 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
LAND_FISH_HATCHERY |
A <FISH_HATCHERY> located entirely on <LAND>. |
610 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
LAND_FLOODING_PERIODICALLY |
A <TERRAIN_SURFACE_REGION> periodically covered by floodwater, excluding tidal <WATER>s; land flooding periodically. |
611 |
PR |
[FACC, Annex A: BH090] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
LAND_MINEFIELD |
A <MINEFIELD> on <LAND>. |
612 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
LAND_TRANSPORTATION- _ROUTE |
A <TRANSPORTATION_ROUTE> located principally on <LAND>. |
613 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
LAND_WATER_BOUNDARY |
A <BOUNDARY> where <LAND> is in contact with a <WATERBODY>. |
614 |
PR |
[FACC, Annex A: BA010] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
LATERAL_BUOYAGE_INDICATION |
A <LOCATION> in a <WATERBODY> where a <DIRECTION> away from seaward is specified that indicates how a lateral buoyage <SYSTEM> should be interpreted. |
618 |
PR |
[FACC, Annex A: BC102] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
LAUNCH_PAD |
A designated <SITE> or <STRUCTURE> from which a rocket or <MISSILE> is launched; launch pad. |
619 |
PR |
[FACC, Annex A: GB040] |
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