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Webster 1913 Edition
Azimuthal
Az′i-muthˊal
,Adj.
Of or pertaining to the azimuth; in a horizontal circle.
Azimuthal error
of a transit instrument, its deviation in azimuth from the plane of the meridian.
Definition 2024
azimuthal
azimuthal
English
Adjective
azimuthal (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to the azimuth; in a horizontal circle.
- (cartography) Describing a map projection which preserves direction for all points relative to a selected point (or in some cases two points).
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Translations
Of or pertaining to the azimuth
A map projection which preserves direction for all points relative to a selected point
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Noun
azimuthal (plural azimuthals)
- (cartography) An azimuthal projection.