英语词汇“azimuth”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

az·i·muth

(ăzə-məth)

1. The horizontal angular distance from a reference direction, usually the northern point of the horizon, to the point where a vertical circle through a celestial body intersects the horizon, usually measured clockwise. Sometimes the southern point is used as the reference direction, and the measurement is made clockwise through 360°.

2. The horizontal angle of an observer's bearing, measured clockwise from a reference direction such as true north.

3. The horizontal angle of a projectile's motion, measured relative to a reference direction such as true north.

[Middle English azimut, from Old French, from Arabic as-sumūt, pl. of as-samt, the way, compass bearing : al-, the + samt, way (from Latin sēmita, path; see mei-¹ in the Appendix of Indo-European roots).]

az′i·muthal (-mŭthəl) adj.

az′i·muthal·ly adv.

单词	azimuth
释义	az·i·muth (ăzə-məth) n. 1. The horizontal angular distance from a reference direction, usually the northern point of the horizon, to the point where a vertical circle through a celestial body intersects the horizon, usually measured clockwise. Sometimes the southern point is used as the reference direction, and the measurement is made clockwise through 360°. 2. The horizontal angle of an observer's bearing, measured clockwise from a reference direction such as true north. 3. The horizontal angle of a projectile's motion, measured relative to a reference direction such as true north. [Middle English azimut, from Old French, from Arabic as-sumūt, pl. of as-samt, the way, compass bearing : al-, the + samt, way (from Latin sēmita, path; see mei-¹ in the Appendix of Indo-European roots).] az′i·muthal (-mŭthəl) adj. az′i·muthal·ly adv.
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