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61azimuth — motion around a vertical axis; for instance, a measure of position around the horizon …
62azimuth — az·i·muth || æzɪməθ n. angle of the horizon …
63azimuth — [ azɪməθ] noun 1》 Astronomy the horizontal component of the direction of a celestial object from the observer, expressed as an angular distance from the north or south point of the horizon. 2》 the horizontal angle or direction of a compass… …
64azimuth — az·i·muth …
65azimuth — az•i•muth [[t]ˈæz ə məθ[/t]] n. 1) astron. naut. navig. 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… …
66azimuth — /ˈæzəməθ / (say azuhmuhth) noun 1. Astronomy, Navigation the arc of the horizon from the celestial meridian to the foot of the great circle passing through the zenith, the nadir, and the point of the celestial sphere in question (in astronomy… …
67Azimuth — An angle between the direction of travel and a fixed point on the horizon …
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68azimuth — see ZENITH …
69azimuth — n. 1 the angular distance from a north or south point of the horizon to the intersection with the horizon of a vertical circle passing through a given celestial body. 2 the horizontal angle or direction of a compass bearing. Derivatives:… …
70Magnetic azimuth — Azimuth Az i*muth, n. [OE. azimut, F. azimut, fr. Ar. as sum?t, pl. of as samt a way, or perh., a point of the horizon and a circle extending to it from the zenith, as being the Arabic article: cf. It. azzimutto, Pg. azimuth, and Ar. samt al… …
