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.
ther a noun or a noun phrase, or (b) pronouns replace phrases. Again, (b) is more general, but it does require us to specify when words can function as phrases. A single word may be a phrase when it is the head of that phrase. The head of a phrase is the phraseâs central element; any other words (or phrases) in the phrase orient to it, either by modifying it or complementing it. The head determines the phraseâs grammatical category: if the head is a noun, the phrase is a noun phrase; if the head is a verb, the phrase is a verb phrase, and so on. The head can also determine the internal grammar of the phrase: if the head is a noun, then it may be modified by an article; if the head is. a transitive verb, it must be complemented by a direct object.