retroazimuthal

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adjective

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.

“Littrow projection is the only conformal retroazimuthal projection.”

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Meanings

adjectiveretroazimuthal (not comparable)
  1. not comparablecartographyIn 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.

    Littrow projection is the only conformal retroazimuthal projection.

Origin

From retro- + azimuthal.

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APA

retroazimuthal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retroazimuthal

MLA

“retroazimuthal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retroazimuthal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “retroazimuthal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retroazimuthal.

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