Meaning of azimuth in English
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Noun
azimuthEtymology
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’Definitions
1. the azimuth of a celestial body is the angle between the vertical plane containing it and the plane of the meridian
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