superelevation

Signification (Anglais)

1. The angle that a gun must be elevated above the line of its target to allow for the effect of gravity on the projectile.
2. The cant of a railway track; the difference in elevation (height) between its two edges, as on a curve.

Concepts

côte

cambrure

surélévation

Synonymes

camber

cant

slope

hgih angle

Traductions

sopraelevazione

peralt

peralte

helling

πλαγιά

Überhöhung

Aufstockung

Étymologie (Anglais)

From super- + elevation.