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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. azimuthThe 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 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The starting and ending latitude and longitude were then converted to distance and azimuthal angle following the method described by Snyder (1987). d] was determined from the azimuthal intensity distribution at 0. In the center of the setup an additional current carrying rod creates an azimuthal magnetic field, which is always perpendicular to the storage field and therefore helps keep the flux density in the whole storage volume above a critical value, below which reorientation of the spin may occur [see Eq. |
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