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An azimuth (/ˈæzəməθ/ ⓘ; from Arabic: اَلسُّمُوت, romanized: as-sumūt, lit. 'the directions') is the horizontal angle from a cardinal direction, most commonly north, in a local or observer-centric spherical coordinate system.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azimuth | is a | horizontal direction of a star or other astronomical object in the sky | 0.90 | text |
| Azimuth | is a | angle between the north vector and the star's vector on the horizontal plane.Azimuth is usually measured in degrees | 0.90 | text |
| Azimuth | is a | angle measured at our viewpoint by a theodolite whose axis is perpendicular to the surface of the spheroid | 0.90 | text |
| Azimuth | related to Etymology | The | 0.60 | section |
| Azimuth | related to Etymology | Arabic | 0.60 | section |
| Azimuth | related to Etymology | The Arabic | 0.60 | section |
| Azimuth | related to Etymology | Medieval Latin | 0.60 | section |
| Azimuth | related to Etymology | Its | 0.60 | section |
| Azimuth | related to Etymology | English | 0.60 | section |
| Azimuth | related to Etymology | Geoffrey Chaucer's | 0.60 | section |
| Azimuth | related to Etymology | Treatise | 0.60 | section |
| Azimuth | related to Etymology | Astrolabe | 0.60 | section |
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