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.
An adjective phrase is a group of words that does the work of an adjective. 1  The magistrate was a kind man. ( 2 Here the adjective kind modifies the noun man.). 3  The magistrate was a man with a kind heart.( 4 Here the adjective phrase âwith a kind heartâ modifies the noun man.). 5  They lived in a stone house.n adjective phrase is a group of words that does the work of an adjective. 1  The magistrate was a kind man. 2  The magistrate was a man with a kind heart. 3  They lived in a stone house. 4  They lived in a house built of stone. 5  The workers belonged to a hill tribe. 6  The workers belonged to a tribe dwelling in the hills.