n.
Pronunciation: ' az-m ə th, ' a-z ə -
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin azimut, from Arabic al-sum ū t the azimuth, plural of al-samt the way
Date: 14th century
1 : an arc of the horizon measured between a fixed point (as true north) and the vertical circle passing through the center of an object usually in astronomy and navigation clockwise from the north point through 360 degrees
2 : horizontal direction expressed as the angular distance between the direction of a fixed point (as the observer's heading) and the direction of the object
– az · i · muth · al \ ˌ a-z ə - ' m ə -th ə l \ adjective
– az · i · muth · al · ly \ - ' m ə -th ə -l ē \ adverb
azimuth 1: 1 horizon, 2 zenith, 3 star, 4 meridian, 5 vertical circle, 6 azimuth, 7 observer