Meanings
adjectiveazimuthal (not comparable)
- not comparableOf or pertaining to the azimuth; in a horizontal circle.
- not comparablecartographyDescribing a map projection which preserves direction for all points relative to a selected point (or in some cases two points).
nounazimuthal (plural azimuthals)
plural azimuthals
- cartographyAn azimuthal projection.
Note that because of the square-well air-bag model, these synchrotron azimuthals are slightly different from the conventional ones.
2006, King-Yuen Ng, Physics of Intensity Dependent Beam Instabilities, page 454
Origin
- Englishazimuth
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishazimuthal
Translations
Estonian asimuut-
- asimuut-of or pertaining to the azimuth
French azimutal
- azimutalof or pertaining to the azimuth
Hungarian azimutális
- azimutáliscartography: describing a map projection which preserves direction for all points relative to a selected point
Irish asamatach, asamatach
- asamatachof or pertaining to the azimuth
- asamatachcartography: describing a map projection which preserves direction for all points relative to a selected point
Italian azimutale, azimutale
- azimutaleof or pertaining to the azimuth
- azimutalecartography: describing a map projection which preserves direction for all points relative to a selected point
Polish azymutalny
- azymutalnyof or pertaining to the azimuth
Romanian azimutal
- azimutalof or pertaining to the azimuth
Spanish azimutal
- azimutalof or pertaining to the azimuth
Cite this entry
APA
azimuthal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/azimuthal
MLA
“azimuthal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/azimuthal. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “azimuthal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/azimuthal.
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