azimuth error

azimuth error

[′az·ə·məth ‚er·ər] (astronomy) The angle by which the east-west axis of a transit telescope deviates from being perpendicular to the plane of the meridian. (engineering) An error in the indicated azimuth of a target detected by radar.

azimuth error

As it pertains to radar, the bearing error due to horizontal refraction.