azimuth

== English == === Etymology === From Old French *azimut (modern French azimut), from Arabic اَلسُّمُوت pl (as-sumūt, “the directions”). === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈæzɪməθ/ Hyphenation: azi‧muth === Noun === azimuth (plural azimuths) An arc of the horizon intercepted between the meridian of the place and a vertical circle passing through the center of any object. The quadrant of an azimuth circle. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== nadir zenith ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === azimuth on Wikipedia.Wikipedia