"azimuth" meaning in English

See azimuth in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈæzɪməθ/ [General-American] Audio: En-us-azimuth.ogg 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 Categories (other): English terms with collocations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 48 52 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)
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: altazimuth, azimuthal, azimuthally, azimuth thruster, azran, backazimuth, back azimuth Related terms: nadir, zenith

Inflected forms

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      "word": "azimuth thruster"
    },
    {
      "word": "azran"
    },
    {
      "word": "backazimuth"
    },
    {
      "word": "back azimuth"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "ine-pro",
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      },
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      "name": "root"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "3": "س م ت"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "azimut"
      },
      "expansion": "French azimut",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
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        "5": "the directions",
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old French *azimut (modern French azimut), from Arabic اَلسُّمُوت pl (as-sumūt, “the directions”).",
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    {
      "form": "azimuths",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {},
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "nadir"
    },
    {
      "word": "zenith"
    }
  ],
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        {
          "text": "the azimuth of a star",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "the azimuth or bearing of a line surveying",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An arc of the horizon intercepted between the meridian of the place and a vertical circle passing through the center of any object."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "arc",
          "arc#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "horizon",
          "horizon"
        ],
        [
          "intercept",
          "intercept"
        ],
        [
          "meridian",
          "meridian"
        ],
        [
          "vertical",
          "vertical"
        ],
        [
          "circle",
          "circle#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "passing",
          "pass#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "center",
          "center#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "object",
          "object#Noun"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "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:",
          "text": "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.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The quadrant of an azimuth circle."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "quadrant",
          "quadrant"
        ],
        [
          "azimuth circle",
          "azimuth circle"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈæzɪməθ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "samt",
      "sense": "arc of the horizon",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "سَمْت"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "ázimut",
      "sense": "arc of the horizon",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "а́зимут"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "arc of the horizon",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "azimut"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "fāngwèijiǎo",
      "sense": "arc of the horizon",
      "word": "方位角"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "arc of the horizon",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "azimut"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "arc of the horizon",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "azimut"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "arc of the horizon",
      "word": "asimuut"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "arc of the horizon",
      "word": "atsimuutti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "arc of the horizon",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "azimut"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "arc of the horizon",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Azimut"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "azimoúthio",
      "sense": "arc of the horizon",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "αζιμούθιο"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "simt",
      "sense": "arc of the horizon",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "सिम्त"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "sū",
      "sense": "arc of the horizon",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "सू"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "arc of the horizon",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "asamat"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "arc of the horizon",
      "word": "azimut"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ほういかく",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "hōikaku",
      "sense": "arc of the horizon",
      "word": "方位角"
    },
    {
      "alt": "方位角",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "bang'wigak",
      "sense": "arc of the horizon",
      "word": "방위각"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "roman": "azimut",
      "sense": "arc of the horizon",
      "word": "ازيموت"
    },
    {
      "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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