SUPERELEVATION

Etymology

Noun

superelevation (plural superelevations)

The angle that a gun must be elevated above the line of its target to allow for the effect of gravity on the projectile.

The cant of a railway track; the difference in elevation (height) between its two edges, as on a curve.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

7 January 2025

UNINFORMATIVELY

(adverb) in an uninformative manner; “‘I can’t tell you when the manager will arrive,’ he said rather uninformatively”


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