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alt⋅az⋅i⋅muth

  [al-taz-uh-muhth]
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–noun Astronomy.
an instrument for determining both the altitude and the azimuth of a heavenly body.
Origin:
1855–60; alt(itude) + azimuth
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alt·az·i·muth   (āl-tāz'ə-məth)   
n.  

  1. A mounting for astronomical telescopes that permits both horizontal and vertical rotation.

  2. A telescope having such a mounting.


[alt(itude) + azimuth.]
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