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azimuthal
az·i·muth A0560700 (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- in Indo-European roots).]
az′i·muth′al (-mŭth′əl) adj.az′i·muth′al·ly adv.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | azimuthal - of or relating to or in azimuth |
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