"retroazimuthal" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: retro- + azimuthal Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|retro|azimuthal}} retro- + azimuthal Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} retroazimuthal (not comparable)
  1. (cartography) In which the direction to a fixed location B (the bearing at the starting location A of the shortest route) corresponds to the direction on the map from A to B. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Cartography
    Sense id: en-retroazimuthal-en-adj-jqomMLTS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with retro- Topics: cartography, geography, natural-sciences

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