Word: Azimuth
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English (denoting the arc of a celestial circle from the zenith to the horizon): from Old French azimut, from Arabic as-samt, from al ‘the’ + samt ‘way, direction’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈazɪməθ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the direction of a celestial object from the observer, expressed as the angular distance from the north or south point of the horizon to the point at which a vertical circle passing through the object intersects the horizon.
Short Definition:direction of celestial object from observer
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