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alt⋅az⋅i⋅muth
[al-taz-uh-muh
th] 
–noun Astronomy.
| an instrument for determining both the altitude and the azimuth of a heavenly body. |
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| alt·az·i·muth
(āl-tāz'ə-məth) Pronunciation Key
n.
[alt(itude) + azimuth.] |
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| altazimuth | |
noun | |
| an instrument that measures the altitude and azimuth of celestial bodies; used in navigation |
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Altazimuth
Alt*az"i*muth\, n. [Alltude + azimuth.] (Astron.) An instrument for taking azimuths and altitudes simultaneously.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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