"azimuth" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈæzɪməθ/ [General-American] Audio: En-us-azimuth.ogg [General-American] Forms: azimuths [plural]
Etymology: From Old French *azimut (modern French azimut), from Arabic اَلسُّمُوت pl (as-sumūt, “the directions”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*mey- (change)}}, {{root|en|ar|س م ت}}, {{der|en|fro|*azimut}} Old French *azimut, {{cog|fr|azimut}} French azimut, {{der|en|ar|سموت|اَلسُّمُوت|the directions|g=p}} Arabic اَلسُّمُوت pl (as-sumūt, “the directions”) Head templates: {{en-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. Translations (arc of the horizon): سَمْت (samt) [masculine] (Arabic), а́зимут (ázimut) [masculine] (Bulgarian), azimut [masculine] (Catalan), 方位角 (fāngwèijiǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), azimut [masculine] (Czech), azimut [neuter] (Dutch), asimuut (Estonian), atsimuutti (Finnish), azimut [masculine] (French), Azimut [masculine, neuter] (German), αζιμούθιο (azimoúthio) [neuter] (Greek), सिम्त (simt) [masculine] (Hindi), सू (sū) [feminine] (Hindi), asamat [masculine] (Irish), azimut (Italian), 方位角 (hōikaku) (alt: ほういかく) (Japanese), 방위각 (bang'wigak) (alt: 方位角) (Korean), ازيموت (azimut) (Malay), سمت (samt) (Persian), سو (su) (Persian), azymut [masculine] (Polish), azimute [masculine] (Portuguese), azimut [neuter] (Romanian), а́зимут (ázimut) [masculine] (Russian), azimut [masculine] (Spanish), acimut [masculine] (Spanish), azimut [common-gender] (Swedish), góc phương vị (alt: 角方位) (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-azimuth-en-noun-vggaMqyE Disambiguation of 'arc of the horizon': 96 4
  2. The quadrant of an azimuth circle. Translations (quadrant of an azimuth circle): atsimuutti (Finnish), azimut [masculine] (French), azymut [masculine] (Polish), а́зимут (ázimut) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-azimuth-en-noun-7E4~62e3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 63 Disambiguation of 'quadrant of an azimuth circle': 7 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: altazimuth, azimuthal, azimuthally, azimuth thruster, backazimuth, back azimuth Related terms: nadir, zenith

Inflected forms

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      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "samt",
      "sense": "arc of the horizon",
      "word": "سمت"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "su",
      "sense": "arc of the horizon",
      "word": "سو"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "arc of the horizon",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "azymut"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "arc of the horizon",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "azimute"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "arc of the horizon",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "azimut"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ázimut",
      "sense": "arc of the horizon",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "а́зимут"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "arc of the horizon",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "azimut"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "arc of the horizon",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "acimut"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "arc of the horizon",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "azimut"
    },
    {
      "alt": "角方位",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "arc of the horizon",
      "word": "góc phương vị"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "quadrant of an azimuth circle",
      "word": "atsimuutti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "quadrant of an azimuth circle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "azimut"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "quadrant of an azimuth circle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "azymut"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ázimut",
      "sense": "quadrant of an azimuth circle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "а́зимут"
    }
  ],
  "word": "azimuth"
}

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