superelevation

Betekenis (Engels)

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.

Concepten

helling

Synoniemen

camber

cant

slope

hgih angle

Vertalingen

peralt

sopraelevazione

peralte

πλαγιά

côte

cambrure

surélévation

Überhöhung

Aufstockung

Etymologie (Engels)

From super- + elevation.