Etymology

azimuth

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Today it means: An arc of the horizon intercepted between the meridian of the place and a vertical circle passing through the center of any object. Full definition →

Old French *azimut ← Arabic اَلسُّمُوت pl
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  1. Arabic · derived fromاَلسُّمُوت pl“the directions”
  2. Old French · derived from*azimut
  3. English todayazimuth

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

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