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azimuth angle
azimuth angleAn angle measured clockwise in the horizontal plane between a reference direction and any other line.azimuth angle
azimuth angle[′az·ə·məth ′aŋ·gəl] (engineering) An angle in triangulation or in traverse through which the computation of azimuth is carried. azimuth angle (Z)Azimuth angles in both these two cases are 070°.i. The arc of the horizon between the observer's meridian and the vertical circle of an object, measured either from the north or south, to the right or clock-wise, or to the left or counterclock-wise, through 90° or 180°. It must be labeled north or south (as a prefix) and east or west (as a prefix) to indicate the direction of measurement. ii. An angle measured clock-wise in the horizontal plane between a reference direction and any other line.AcronymsSeeAZA |