1 In other words, once we have our x scale, we also know our y scale for a map segment. 2  Rhumb lines are straight segments-The easiest way to understand a rhumb line is to imagine you are sailing a ship. 3  If you point your ship on a compass heading and go forward, you are traveling a rhumb line.
â¢ QUALIFYING (noun). The noun QUALIFYING has 2 senses: 1. the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase. 2. success in satisfying a test or requirement. Familiarity information: QUALIFYING used as a noun is rare. Dictionary entry details.
qualifier noun [C] (GRAMMAR). âº specialized language in âgrammar, a word or phrase that âlimits the âmeaning of another word or phrase, or makes it less âgeneral, such as an âadjective or âadverb. (Definition of qualifier from the Cambridge Advanced Learnerâs Dictionary & Thesaurus Â© Cambridge University Press).