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azimuth

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈæzɪməθ/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • the azimuth of a star
  • the azimuth or bearing of a line surveying

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The quadrant of an azimuth circle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: AZ

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: angle

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

33 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: سَمْت (samt) — arc of the horizon
  • Bulgarian: а́зимут (ázimut) — arc of the horizon
  • Catalan: azimut — arc of the horizon
  • Chinese Mandarin: 方位角 (fāngwèijiǎo) — arc of the horizon
  • Czech: azimut — arc of the horizon
  • Dutch: azimut — arc of the horizon
  • Estonian: asimuut — arc of the horizon
  • Finnish: atsimuutti — arc of the horizon
  • French: azimut — arc of the horizon
  • German: Azimut — arc of the horizon
  • Greek: αζιμούθιο (azimoúthio) — arc of the horizon
  • Hindi: सिम्त (simt) — arc of the horizon
  • Hindi: सू (sū) — arc of the horizon
  • Irish: asamat — arc of the horizon
  • Italian: azimut — arc of the horizon
  • Japanese: 方位角 (hōikaku) — arc of the horizon
  • Korean: 방위각 (bang'wigak) — arc of the horizon
  • Malay: ازيموت (azimut) — arc of the horizon
  • Medieval Latin: azimūth — arc of the horizon
  • Persian: سمت (samt) — arc of the horizon
  • Persian: سو (su) — arc of the horizon
  • Polish: azymut — arc of the horizon
  • Portuguese: azimute — arc of the horizon
  • Romanian: azimut — arc of the horizon
  • Russian: а́зимут (ázimut) — arc of the horizon
  • Spanish: azimut — arc of the horizon
  • Spanish: acimut — arc of the horizon
  • Swedish: azimut — arc of the horizon
  • Vietnamese: góc phương vị — arc of the horizon
  • Finnish: atsimuutti — quadrant of an azimuth circle
  • French: azimut — quadrant of an azimuth circle
  • Polish: azymut — quadrant of an azimuth circle
  • Russian: а́зимут (ázimut) — quadrant of an azimuth circle