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1. (n.) azimuth
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.
2. azimuth
(in surveying) the angle of horizontal deviation, measured clockwise, of a bearing from a standard direction, as from north or south.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME azimut < MF &indirdesc; Ar as sumūt the ways (i.e., directions))
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) azimuth, AZ
the azimuth of a celestial body is the angle between the vertical plane containing it and the plane of the meridian
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) azimuth
the quadrant of an azimuth circle
2. (noun) azimuth
an arc of the horizon intercepted between the meridian of the place and a vertical circle passing through the center of any object; as, the azimuth of a star; the azimuth or bearing of a line surveying
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The Standard Electrical Dictionary |
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1. azimuth
The angle between the plane of the meridian and the plane of an azimuth circle, q. v.
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Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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1. azimuth
Quantities may be expressed in positive quantities increasing in a clockwise direction, or in X, Y coordinates where south and west are negative. They may be referenced to true north or magnetic north depending on the particular weapon system used.
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