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Foresight

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-002403

A reading taken with a leveling instrument on a staff held at a point of unknown elevation. This reading is subtracted from the height of the instrument to determine the elevation of the new point. It is the last reading taken from a particular instrument setup before moving to a new location.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-002403
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectSurveying
TranslationsGerman: Vorwärtsvisur; Spanish: punto adelante; French: visée avant
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-002403",
  "term": "Foresight",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A reading taken with a leveling instrument on a staff held at a point of unknown elevation. This reading is subtracted from the height of the instrument to determine the elevation of the new point. It is the last reading taken from a particular instrument setup before moving to a new location.",
  "subject": "Surveying",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Vorwärtsvisur",
    "es": "punto adelante",
    "fr": "visée avant"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/foresight/"
}

Record 2,632 of 7,311 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.