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azimuth

noun
/ˈæzɪməθ/US

Etymology

From Old French *azimut (modern French azimut), from Arabic اَلسُّمُوت pl (as-sumūt, “the directions”).

  1. derived from سموت
  2. derived from *azimut✻

Definitions

  1. An arc of the horizon intercepted between the meridian of the place and a vertical circle…

    An arc of the horizon intercepted between the meridian of the place and a vertical circle passing through the center of any object.

    • the azimuth of a star
    • the azimuth or bearing of a line surveying

  2. The quadrant of an azimuth circle.

The neighborhood

Derived

altazimuth, azimuthal, azimuthally, azimuth thruster, azran, backazimuth, back azimuth

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for azimuth. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA