azimuth

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Definition

noun the azimuth of a celestial body is the angle between the vertical plane containing it and the plane of the meridian

From Old French *azimut (modern French azimut), from Arabic اَلسُّمُوت pl (as-sumūt, “the directions”).

Here we found the variation to be 14 degrees 28’ easterly, per azimuth. — The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven Edition: Table Of Contents And Index Of The Five Volumes, Edgar Allan Poe
[421] I listened, without understanding a single word, to two scientific papers; one about the tail of a comet, and the other about a chucky-stone; besides hearing Basil Hall describe, and seeing him exhibit, a new azimuth. — The Journal of Sir Walter Scott: From the Original Manuscript at Abbotsford, Walter Scott

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