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单词 photoclinometry
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Definition of photoclinometry in English:

photoclinometry

noun ˌfəʊtə(ʊ)klʌɪˈnɒmɪtriˌfəʊtəʊklɪˈnɒmɪtri
  • The process of deriving topographical information about a region from measurements of the brightness distribution in aerial photographs of it.

Origin

1960s; earliest use found in Surveyor III. From photo- + clinometry. Attributed in quot. 1974 at main sense and elsewhere to J. F. McCauley, but this has not been traced.

 
 

Definition of photoclinometry in US English:

photoclinometry

noun
  • The process of deriving topographical information about a region from measurements of the brightness distribution in aerial photographs of it.

Origin

1960s; earliest use found in Surveyor III. From photo- + clinometry. Attributed in quot. 1974 at main sense and elsewhere to J. F. McCauley, but this has not been traced.

 
 
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