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DEVIATION OF THE PLUMB-LINE

\dˌiːvɪˈe͡ɪʃən ɒvðə plˈʌmlˈa͡ɪn], \dˌiːvɪˈe‍ɪʃən ɒvðə plˈʌmlˈa‍ɪn], \d_ˌiː_v_ɪ__ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n ɒ_v_ð_ə p_l_ˈʌ_m_l_ˈaɪ_n]\

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1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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The angle at any station between the actual direction of the plumb-line and the perpendicular drawn at that place to the mean surface of the earth assumed to be an ellipsoid.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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