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   azimuth

   /ˈazɪməθ/

   noun

   • 1. the direction of a celestial object from the observer, expressed as the angular distance from the north or south point of the horizon to the point at which a vertical circle passing through the object intersects the horizon.
   • ▪ the horizontal angle or direction of a compass bearing.

   Word Origin late Middle English (denoting the arc of a celestial circle from the zenith to the horizon): from Old French azimut, from Arabic as-samt, from al ‘the’ + samt ‘way, direction’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. azimuthal adjective

   Scrabble Points: 21

   • A

     1

   • Z

     10

   • I

     1

   • M

     3

   • U

     1

   • T

     1

   • H

     4

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