vertical deflection

noun

A measure of how far the direction of the local gravity field has been shifted at a certain point on the Earth by local anomalies such as nearby mountains.

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Meanings

nounvertical deflection (plural vertical deflections)

plural vertical deflections

  1. geographyA measure of how far the direction of the local gravity field has been shifted at a certain point on the Earth by local anomalies such as nearby mountains.
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