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navigation — navigational, adj. /nav i gay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of navigating. 2. the art or science of plotting, ascertaining, or directing the course of a ship, aircraft, or guided missile. [1520 30; < L navigation (s. of navigatio) a voyage.… … Universalium
azimuth circle — noun 1. : one of the great circles of the celestial sphere intersecting each other in the zenith and nadir called also vertical circle; compare meridian 2 2. : a horizontal graduated circle for indicating azimuth (as one having sight vanes and… … Useful english dictionary
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