azimuth error

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azimuth error [′az·ə·məth ‚er·ər]

(astronomy)

The angle by which the east-west axis of a transit telescope deviates from being perpendicular to the plane of the meridian.

(engineering)

An error in the indicated azimuth of a target detected by radar.

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