Bearings
The direction finding or the bearing ( Low German from medium latin Pagella "yardstick" etymologisch related to " level ") can be defined as:
- a measurement or orientation:
- an angle measurement in the navigation, see bearing
- coll. a measurement with a sextant
- a “sharp eye” of an object, see focus
- Expression of disorientation - losing your bearings
- Synonym for level :
- the implementation of the water survey
- the measurement of the water depth
- Determination of the liquid level (volume) in a tank by length measurement and calculation (if necessary with the help of dip plates)
See also:
Wiktionary: peilen - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations