Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,523,801,612 visitors served.
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

azimuth
(redirected from Angle of azimuth)

   Also found in: Wikipedia, Hutchinson 0.17 sec.
azimuth (ăz`əməth), in astronomy, one coordinate in the altazimuth coordinate system altazimuth coordinate system (ăltăz`əməth) or horizon coordinate system,
..... Click the link for more information.
. It is the angular distance of a body measured westward along the celestial horizon from the observer's south point.

azimuth

The trajectory of an angle measured in degrees going clockwise from a base point. A disk azimuth alignment test checks for the correct positioning of the read/write head to the track.


azimuth
Astronomy navigation 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


?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
? Mentioned in
 
Encyclopedia browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Encyclopedia
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.