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AZIMUTH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does azimuth mean? 

AZIMUTH (noun)
  The noun AZIMUTH has 1 sense:

1. the azimuth of a celestial body is the angle between the vertical plane containing it and the plane of the meridianplay

  Familiarity information: AZIMUTH used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


AZIMUTH (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The azimuth of a celestial body is the angle between the vertical plane containing it and the plane of the meridian

Classified under:

Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes

Synonyms:

AZ; azimuth

Hypernyms ("azimuth" is a kind of...):

angle (the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians)

Derivation:

azimuthal (of or relating to or in azimuth)


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