航海词汇英文.docx

AActual depth; the true depth of water as opposed to a predicted depth. Tidal height from table added to the charted depth.Almanac; an annual publication containing Tide Tables astronomical ephemerals etc.Altitude; the angular distance of a celestial body above the viewers horizon. Anabatic Winds; caused by warm air rising up a slope to be replaced by cooler air, as opposed to kabatic, descending winds.Apparent wind; the wind as felt on board, this will be the actual wind modified by the wind created by the vessels movement.Aries; the constellation of the Ram in the Northern Celestial Hemisphere, see also, First Point of Aries.Astrolabe; an instrument used to determine the altitude of celestial objects before the introduction of the sextant. The first recorded use by Greek astronomers in around 200 B.C.Azimuth; the horizontal angular distance from a reference position to a celestial body, usually measured clockwise in degrees from the direction of the nearest pole.B Navigation Terms.Barometer; an instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.Barometric Gradient; the rate at which atmospheric pressure rises of falls.Bars Harbor Bar.Beacon; an unlit navigation mark.Bearing; the compass reading taken of a object in relation to the observer.Beaufort Scale; a numerical method of describing wind strength.Body; a celestial object.Buoyage Marks and Systems;C Navigation Terms.Cape; a piece of land that that projects out into a large body of water.Cardinal Marks; buoyage marks indicating the direction of safe water with reference to the cardinal points.Cardinal Points; the four main points of the compass, North, East, South and West.Cartography; the study and the construction of maps.Cartographer; a map maker.CC or Compass Course; the course to steer which has been corrected for current, variation, and deviation.Celestial navigation; a method of navigating by referring to the stars or other objects in the sky.Celestial sphere; an imaginary sphere with the earth at its center,