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azimuth

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azimuth


Main Entry:
az·i·muth Listen to the pronunciation of azimuth
Pronunciation:
\ˈaz-məth, ˈa-zə-\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English, from Medieval Latin azimut, from Arabic al-sumūt the azimuth, plural of al-samt the way
Date:
14th century
1 : an arc of the horizon measured between a fixed point (as true north) and the vertical circle passing through the center of an object usually in astronomy and navigation clockwise from the north point through 360 degrees 2 : horizontal direction expressed as the angular distance between the direction of a fixed point (as the observer's heading) and the direction of the object
— az·i·muth·al Listen to the pronunciation of azimuthal \ˌa-zə-ˈmə-thəl\ adjective
— az·i·muth·al·ly Listen to the pronunciation of azimuthally \-ˈmə-thə-lē\ adverb
[azimuth illustration]
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