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Misclosure

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-003691

The amount by which a survey traverse or level loop fails to close exactly, representing the accumulated error in measurements. It is the difference between the computed coordinates of the starting point and its known coordinates after completing the loop. Misclosure is typically adjusted proportionally among the measured lines or elevations.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-003691
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectSurveying
TranslationsGerman: Misclosure; Spanish: misclosure; French: non-fermeture
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-003691",
  "term": "Misclosure",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "The amount by which a survey traverse or level loop fails to close exactly, representing the accumulated error in measurements. It is the difference between the computed coordinates of the starting point and its known coordinates after completing the loop. Misclosure is typically adjusted proportionally among the measured lines or elevations.",
  "subject": "Surveying",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Misclosure",
    "es": "misclosure",
    "fr": "non-fermeture"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/misclosure/"
}

Record 4,011 of 7,291 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.