altazimuth

 [al-taz-uh-muhth]  

alt·az·i·muth

   [al-taz-uh-muhth]
noun Astronomy.
an instrument for determining both the altitude and the azimuth of a heavenly body.
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Origin:
1855–60; alt(itude) + azimuth
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altazimuth (ælˈtæzɪməθ)
 
—n
an instrument for measuring the altitude and azimuth of a celestial body by the horizontal and vertical rotation of a telescope
 
[C19: from alt(itude) + azimuth]

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