azimuth

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noun

An arc of the horizon intercepted between the meridian of the place and a vertical circle passing through the center of any object.

“the azimuth of a star”

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OriginOld French *azimut ← Arabic اَلسُّمُوت pl →
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Meanings

nounazimuth (plural azimuths)

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.

    the azimuth of a star

    1 more example

    the azimuth or bearing of a line surveying

  2. The quadrant of an azimuth circle.

    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.

    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

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe azimuth of a celestial body is the angle between the vertical plane containing it and the plane of the meridian

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angle

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Arabicاَلسُّمُوت pl“the directions”
  2. Old French*azimut
  3. Englishazimuth

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

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Translations

Arabic سَمْت
  • سَمْت (samt)arc of the horizon
Bulgarian а́зимут
  • а́зимут (ázimut)arc of the horizon
Catalan azimut
  • azimutarc of the horizon
Chinese Mandarin 方位角
  • 方位角 (fāngwèijiǎo)arc of the horizon
Czech azimut
  • azimutarc of the horizon
Dutch azimut
  • azimutarc of the horizon
Estonian asimuut
  • asimuutarc of the horizon
Finnish atsimuutti, atsimuutti
  • atsimuuttiarc of the horizon
  • atsimuuttiquadrant of an azimuth circle
French azimut, azimut
  • azimutarc of the horizon
  • azimutquadrant of an azimuth circle
German Azimut
  • Azimutarc of the horizon
Greek αζιμούθιο
  • αζιμούθιο (azimoúthio)arc of the horizon
Hindi सिम्त, सू
  • सिम्त (simt)arc of the horizon
  • सू (sū)arc of the horizon
Irish asamat
  • asamatarc of the horizon
Italian azimut
  • azimutarc of the horizon
Japanese 方位角
  • 方位角 (hōikaku)arc of the horizon
Korean 방위각
  • 방위각 (bang'wigak)arc of the horizon
Malay ازيموت
  • ازيموت (azimut)arc of the horizon
Persian سمت, سو
  • سمت (samt)arc of the horizon
  • سو (su)arc of the horizon
Polish azymut, azymut
  • azymutarc of the horizon
  • azymutquadrant of an azimuth circle
Portuguese azimute
  • azimutearc of the horizon
Romanian azimut
  • azimutarc of the horizon
Russian а́зимут, а́зимут
  • а́зимут (ázimut)arc of the horizon
  • а́зимут (ázimut)quadrant of an azimuth circle
Spanish azimut, acimut
  • azimutarc of the horizon
  • acimutarc of the horizon
Swedish azimut
  • azimutarc of the horizon
Vietnamese góc phương vị
  • góc phương vịarc of the horizon
Cite this entry
APA

azimuth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/azimuth

MLA

“azimuth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/azimuth. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “azimuth,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/azimuth.

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