(DoD, NATO) The ratio or fraction between the distance on a map, chart, or photograph and the corresponding distance on the surface of the Earth. See also conversion scale; graphic scale; photographic scale; principal scale.
Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. 31 January 2011.
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