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azimuths

azimuths is the plural of azimuth.

Meaning of azimuth

Noun

azimuth (plural azimuths)

  1. 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
  2. The quadrant of an azimuth circle.
    • The dome, being constructed of wood, was light by comparison with the rest of the structure, and the wheels which allowed it horizontal, or, as Swithin expressed it, azimuth motion, denied it a firm hold upon the walls; so that it had been lifted off them like a cover from a pot.1882, Thomas Hardy, chapter II, in Two on a Tower. A Romance. [...] In Three Volumes, volume II, London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, […], →OCLC, pages 21–22

Phrases with azimuths

Questions about azimuths

What is azimuths the plural of?
Azimuths is the plural of azimuth.

Words near azimuths in the dictionary

  1. azimuthally
  2. azimuthals
  3. azimuthial
  4. azimuthon
  5. azimuthons
  6. azimuths
  7. azin
  8. azinane
  9. azine
  10. azines
  11. azinic

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