Azimuth (noun)
az-ee-muth
The horizontal angle or direction of a compass bearing.
Late Middle English (denoting the arc of a celestial circle from the zenith to the horizon): from Old French azimut, from Arabic as-samt, from al ‘the’ + samt ‘way, direction’.
Example sentences
“I also noted the date and time and used a compass to find the direction in azimuth that the camera was pointing at the time the photo was taken.”
Word of the Day - Semiquincentennial (noun) se-mee-kwin-sen-tee-nee-al
