AZIMUTH


Meaning of AZIMUTH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈaz-məth, ˈa-zə- ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin azimut, from Arabic al-sumūt 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 ˌa-zə-ˈmə-thəl adjective

• az·i·muth·al·ly -ˈmə-thə-lē adverb

[

azimuth 1: 1 horizon, 2 zenith, 3 star, 4 meridian, 5 vertical circle, 6 azimuth, 7 observer

]

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.