azimuth

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

An arc of the horizon intercepted between the meridian of the place and a vertical circle passing through the center of any object.
The quadrant of an azimuth circle.

/ˈæzɪməθ/ En-us-azimuth.ogg

azimuth azimuths

From Old French *azimut (modern French azimut), from Arabic اَلسُّمُوت pl (as-sumūt, “the directions”).

nadir zenith

altazimuth azimuthal azimuthally azimuth thruster azran backazimuth back azimuth

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