azimuth

[ az-uh-muhth ]

/ ˈæz ə məθ /

noun

Astronomy, Navigation. the arc of the horizon measured clockwise from the south point, in astronomy, or from the north point, in navigation, to the point where a vertical circle through a given heavenly body intersects the horizon.

Surveying, Gunnery. the angle of horizontal deviation, measured clockwise, of a bearing from a standard direction, as from north or south.

Origin of azimuth

1350–1400; Middle English azimut<Middle French ≪ Arabic as sumūt the ways (i.e., directions)

OTHER WORDS FROM azimuth

az·i·muth·al

[az-uh-muhth-uhl], /ˌæz əˈmʌθ əl/, adjectiveaz·i·muth·al·ly, adverb

Words nearby azimuth

azido, azido group, azidothymidine, Azikiwe, Azilian, azimuth, azimuthal equidistant projection, azimuthal projection, azimuthal quantum number, azimuth bar, azimuth circle

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Example sentences from the Web for azimuth

Variables like weather, azimuth, elevation, crude launchers, and rocket viability quickly add up.
Dodging Rockets in Afghanistan as the Taliban’s Fighting Season Begins|Nick Willard|May 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The observation gives us the altitude and azimuth of the star.
The Royal Observatory Greenwich|E. Walter (Edwared Walter) Maunder
Webb at once proceeded to take full magnetic declination, time and azimuth observations, Laseron recording for him.
The Home of the Blizzard|Douglas Mawson
The symbol represents the angle between the mid-line of the sector and the azimuth line of the moon.
A Quantitative Study of the Nocturnal Migration of Birds.|George H. Lowery.

Its operation was very much as if his mural quadrant could be swung round in azimuth.
Astronomy|David Todd
Otherwise, the confusion of the azimuth with the hour-angle might cause a considerable error.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 3 (of 7)|Geoffrey Chaucer

British Dictionary definitions for azimuth

azimuth

/ (ˈæzɪməθ) /

noun

astronomy nautical the angular distance usually measured clockwise from the north point of the horizon to the intersection with the horizon of the vertical circle passing through a celestial bodyCompare altitude (def. 3)

surveying the horizontal angle of a bearing clockwise from a standard direction, such as north

Derived forms of azimuth

azimuthal (ˌæzɪˈmʌθəl), adjectiveazimuthally, adverb

Word Origin for azimuth

C14: from Old French azimut, from Arabic as-sumūt, plural of as-samt the path, from Latin semita path

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Scientific definitions for azimuth

azimuth

[ ăz′ə-məth ]

The position of a celestial object along an observer's horizon. Azimuth is a horizontal angle measured clockwise in degrees from a reference direction, usually the north or south point of the horizon, to the point on the horizon intersected by the object's line of altitude (a line from the observer's zenith through the object to the horizon). If north is the reference point (0°), then east has an azimuth of 90°, south is 180°, and so forth through 360°. See more at altazimuth coordinate system.

单词	azimuth
释义	azimuth [ az-uh-muhth ] / ˈæz ə məθ / noun Astronomy, Navigation. the arc of the horizon measured clockwise from the south point, in astronomy, or from the north point, in navigation, to the point where a vertical circle through a given heavenly body intersects the horizon. Surveying, Gunnery. the angle of horizontal deviation, measured clockwise, of a bearing from a standard direction, as from north or south. Origin of azimuth 1350–1400; Middle English azimut<Middle French ≪ Arabic as sumūt the ways (i.e., directions) OTHER WORDS FROM azimuth az·i·muth·al [az-uh-muhth-uhl], /ˌæz əˈmʌθ əl/, adjectiveaz·i·muth·al·ly, adverb Words nearby azimuth azido, azido group, azidothymidine, Azikiwe, Azilian, azimuth, azimuthal equidistant projection, azimuthal projection, azimuthal quantum number, azimuth bar, azimuth circle Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for azimuth Variables like weather, azimuth, elevation, crude launchers, and rocket viability quickly add up. Dodging Rockets in Afghanistan as the Taliban’s Fighting Season Begins\|Nick Willard\|May 14, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The observation gives us the altitude and azimuth of the star. The Royal Observatory Greenwich\|E. Walter (Edwared Walter) Maunder Webb at once proceeded to take full magnetic declination, time and azimuth observations, Laseron recording for him. The Home of the Blizzard\|Douglas Mawson The symbol represents the angle between the mid-line of the sector and the azimuth line of the moon. A Quantitative Study of the Nocturnal Migration of Birds.\|George H. Lowery. Its operation was very much as if his mural quadrant could be swung round in azimuth. Astronomy\|David Todd Otherwise, the confusion of the azimuth with the hour-angle might cause a considerable error. Chaucer's Works, Volume 3 (of 7)\|Geoffrey Chaucer British Dictionary definitions for azimuth azimuth / (ˈæzɪməθ) / noun astronomy nautical the angular distance usually measured clockwise from the north point of the horizon to the intersection with the horizon of the vertical circle passing through a celestial bodyCompare altitude (def. 3) surveying the horizontal angle of a bearing clockwise from a standard direction, such as north Derived forms of azimuth azimuthal (ˌæzɪˈmʌθəl), adjectiveazimuthally, adverb Word Origin for azimuth C14: from Old French azimut, from Arabic as-sumūt, plural of as-samt the path, from Latin semita path Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for azimuth azimuth [ ăz′ə-məth ] The position of a celestial object along an observer's horizon. Azimuth is a horizontal angle measured clockwise in degrees from a reference direction, usually the north or south point of the horizon, to the point on the horizon intersected by the object's line of altitude (a line from the observer's zenith through the object to the horizon). If north is the reference point (0°), then east has an azimuth of 90°, south is 180°, and so forth through 360°. See more at altazimuth coordinate system. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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