azimuth

名词 n.
中文释义
美 /ˈæzɪməθ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  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
  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.

词形变化

azimuths plural

词汇关系

衍生词
altazimuth azimuthal azimuthally azimuth thruster azran backazimuth back azimuth
相关词
nadir zenith

词源

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