circular error

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Definitions of circular error words

noun circular error Horology. loss of isochronism in a pendulum moving through circular arcs of different sizes: sometimes avoided by causing the pendulum to move through cycloidal arcs. 1
noun circular error Military. error measured as the distance from the center of a target to the point of impact of a bomb or shell, or to the ground zero of an aerial burst. 1

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

First recorded in 1880-85

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