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azimuth
[ az-uh-muhth ]
noun
- Astronomy, Navigation. the arc of the horizon measured clockwise from the south point, in astronomy, or from the north point, in navigation, to the point where a vertical circle through a given heavenly body intersects the horizon.
- Surveying, Gunnery. the angle of horizontal deviation, measured clockwise, of a bearing from a standard direction, as from north or south.
azimuth
/ 藞忙z瑟m蓹胃; 藢忙z瑟藞m蕦胃蓹l /
noun
- astronomy nautical the angular distance usually measured clockwise from the north point of the horizon to the intersection with the horizon of the vertical circle passing through a celestial body Compare altitude
- surveying the horizontal angle of a bearing clockwise from a standard direction, such as north
azimuth
- The position of a celestial object along an observer's horizon. Azimuth is a horizontal angle measured clockwise in degrees from a reference direction, usually the north or south point of the horizon, to the point on the horizon intersected by the object's line of altitude (a line from the observer's zenith through the object to the horizon). If north is the reference point (0掳), then east has an azimuth of 90掳, south is 180掳, and so forth through 360掳.
- See more at altazimuth coordinate system
Derived Forms
- azimuthal, adjective
- 藢补锄颈藞尘耻迟丑补濒濒测, adverb
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 补锄路颈路尘耻迟丑路补濒 [az-, uh, -, muhth, -, uh, l], adjective
- 补锄顎卛路尘耻迟丑顎僡濒路濒测 adverb
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of azimuth1
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of azimuth1
Example Sentences
The hade is essentially the tilt of the sample, while the azimuth is the absolute direction the sample is pointing relative to true north.
The team succeeded to extract the distribution of scattering azimuth angle.
Richard said the missile 鈥渉as an unlimited range, can attack from any azimuth, and comes down in a hypersonic glide vehicle with great performance. 鈥 No nation in history has ever demonstrated that capability.鈥
By looking through crosshairs and using a topographical map along the azimuth, Henterly can reasonably pinpoint the fire location to direct aircraft or firefighting crews.
The test last year of a new polar-orbiting hypersonic missile provides Chinese nuclear forces with an unlimited range strike weapon that can launch nuclear attacks 鈥渇rom any azimuth鈥 with great performance,鈥 he said.
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