Source Word
traverse table
Noun
(nautical,
surveying)
A
table
by
means
of
which
the
difference
of
latitude
and
departure
corresponding
to
any
given
course
and
distance
may
be
found
by
inspection.
It
contains
the
lengths
of
the
two
sides
of
a
right-angled
triangle,
usually
for
every
quarter
of
a
degree
of
angle,
and
for
lengths
of
the
hypotenuse,
from
1
to
100.
Japanese Meaning
航海や測量において、進路と距離から緯度差や偏差を調べるための表。通常、直角三角形の二辺（直角をはさむ角度の四分の一ごと）と、1から100までの斜辺の長さが記載されている。
Sense（1）
(nautical,
surveying)
A
table
by
means
of
which
the
difference
of
latitude
and
departure
corresponding
to
any
given
course
and
distance
may
be
found
by
inspection.
It
contains
the
lengths
of
the
two
sides
of
a
right-angled
triangle,
usually
for
every
quarter
of
a
degree
of
angle,
and
for
lengths
of
the
hypotenuse,
from
1
to
100.
（ plural ）
