A system that measures direction clockwise from North over 360°.

The angle between the vertical projection of a line of interest onto a horizontal surface and true north or magnetic north measured in a horizontal plane, typically measured clockwise from north.

Horizontal angle or bearing of a point measured clockwise from true (astronomic) north. 

A direction in terms of a 360° compass. North is at 0°, east is at 90°, south is at 180°, and west is at 270°.

The angular distance between true south and the point on the horizon directly below the sun. Typically used as an input for opaque surfaces and windows in computer programs for calculating the energy [..]

"distance of a star from the north or south point of the meridian," late 14c., from Old French azimut, from Arabic as-sumut "the ways," plural of as-samt "the way, direction&q [..]

The angular distance of an object around or parallel to the horizon from a predefined zero point.

A surveying term that references the angle measured clockwise from any meridian (the established line of reference). The bearing is used to designate direction. The bearing of a line is the acute hori [..]

representation of a sphere displaying distances in a straight line from a central point.

the angular distance clockwise along the horizon between north and the position of a celestial object. A star hanging exactly over the northern point on the horizon has an azimuth of 0°, for example, and one located exactly east an azimuth of 90°. Azimuth is combined with altitude (the distance of an object above the horizon) to calculate the direc [..]

The horizontal direction from one point on the earth to another, measured clockwise in degrees (0-360) from a north or south reference line. An azimuth is also called a bearing.

The compass direction of a directional survey or of the wellbore as planned or measured by a directional survey. The azimuth is usually specified in degree with respect to North Pole. For example, a w [..]

This is the angle between the gap in a tape head and the longitudinal axis of a tape. The angle should be 90 degrees.

For satellite tv dish pointing, this term refers to moving the satellite tv dish left and right.

Horizontal direction expressed as the angular distance between the direction of a fixed point (as the observer's heading) and the direction of the object.

An azimuth is the angle that a line makes with a meridian (a line of longitude), going clockwise from north.

Angle between the north direction and the projection of the surface normal into the horizontal plane; measured clockwise from north. As applied to the PV array, 180 degree azimuth means the array face [..]

A clockwise angle measured from a reference meridian. Also known as north azimuth. It can range from 0 to 360 degrees. A negative azimuth is converted to a clockwise value.

[surveying] An azimuth is an angle between 0° and 360° measured clockwise from North. True azimuths are based on true north. Magnetic azimuths are based on magnetic north.

The angle of rotation (horizontal) that a ground based parabolic antenna must be rotated through to point to a specific satellite in a geosynchronous orbit. The azimuth angle for any particular satellite can be determined for any point on the surface of the Earth given the latitude and longitude of that point. It is defined with respect to due nort [..]

(n) the azimuth of a celestial body is the angle between the vertical plane containing it and the plane of the meridian

 - The angle between true north and the projection of a surface normal to the horizontal plane, measured clockwise from the north. As applied to a Photovoltaic array, 180 degrees azimuth means the array faces south.

Horizontal angle measured clockwise from true north with 180 degrees being true south.

Angle measured clockwise from north indicating the angle between the north direction and the surface projection into the horizontal plane. For example, a 180 degree azimuth faces south.

The direction the solar panel or array faces described as an angle from the face of the panel to North; for example: Azimuth of 180 degrees means the panel or array faces due south.

Horizontal angle measured clockwise from true north; 180° is true south.

(n.) The angular distance, around the horizon from the northern direction, usually expressed in angular measure from 0&#176 for an object in the northern direction, to 180&#176 for an object i [..]

Horizontal direction reckoned clockwise from the meridian plane.

The horizontal direction of a celestial point from a terrestrial point, expressed as the angular distance from 000° (reference) clockwise through 360°. The reference point is generally True North, but [..]

The direction or angle between the radar site and an aircraft; measured clockwise from north in a horizontal plane.

The horizontal aspect of the sun's position relative to a defined direction is called its solar azimuth angle. In the Northern Hemisphere, it is measured in degrees east or west of true south [..]

An angle in the horizontal plane, usually measured with respect to body coordinates

The angle of contact between head and tape during recording and playback. Should be as similar as possible for the most faithful reproduction and the best quality.

the angular relationship between the head gap and the tape path on a tape recorder.

Azimuth of a body is the arc of the horizon intercepted between the north or south point and the foot of the vertical circle passing through the body. It is reckoned in degrees from either the north o [..]

The horizontal angle for the antenna to point to the satellite. It is in clockwise direction from the true north.

a magnetic bearing sighted from your position to a known landmark. Used in navigation and in determining site locations.

the horizontal angular distance from a reference position to a celestial body, usually measured clockwise in degrees from the direction of the nearest pole.

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Used in celestial navigation, it was the angle measured clockwise around the horizon from the North point to a point on the horizon vertically below the observed celestial object. Azimuth was determin [..]

The bearing of a celestial body from an observer's position.

the bearing of an object from the observer, measured as an angle clockwise from true north or the heading of the ship.

the horizontal direction of a celestial point from a terrestrial point

The bearing of a celestial body from an observer's position.

The direction, in degrees referenced to true north, that an antenna must be pointed to receive a satellite signal (compass direction). The angular distance is measured in a clockwise direction.

the horizontal direction of a celestial body or point from a terrestrial point; the arc of the horizon, or the angle at the Zenith between the north part of the celestial meridian or principle vertica [..]

The word azimuth came from Arabic origins, ‘as-sumut’, which is the plural of ‘as-samt’. It means – ‘the way or direction’. It is a determination of a direction with the use of a compass. (See bearing [..]

Compass direction.

Direction of a horizontal line as measured on an imaginary horizontal circle, the horizontal direction reckoned clockwise from the meridian plane of the observer, expressed as the angular distance between the vertical plane passing  through the point of observation and the poles of the Earth and the vertical plane passing through the observer and t [..]

A direction in terms of a 360° compass. North is at 0°. East is at 90°. South is at 180°. West is at 270°.

the length of arc measured clockwise along the astronomical horizon

An angle in the horizontal plane, usually measured with respect to body coordinates

An angle in the horizontal plane, usually measured with respect to body coordinates

A direction in terms of a 360° compass. North is at 0°, east is at 90°, south is at 180°, and west is at 270°.

is the arc of the horizon measured clockwise from the south point, in astronomy, or from the north point, in navigation, to the point where a vertical circle through a given heavenly body intersects t [..]

The angular position of an object measured in the observer's horizontal plane, usually from north through east. Bearing or direction in the horizontal plane. As one of the coordinates expressing celestial location, it is sometimes used in tracking spacecraft.

The azimuth (az) angle is the compass bearing, relative to true (geographic) north, of a point on the horizon directly beneath the sun. The horizon is defined as an imaginary circle centered on the observer. This is the 2-D, or Earth's surface, part of calculating the sun's position. As seen from above the observer, these compass bearings [..]

The perpendicular alignment of the tape to the head of a tape player / recorder.

Bearing given in degrees clockwise from North. For example, Southwest corresponds to azimuth 225°. Bibliographic references Bibliographic reference(s) relating to a neotectonic feature. May contain pu [..]

(az) the compass direction of a directional survey or of the wellbore as planned or measured by a directional survey. The azimuth is usually specified in degrees with respect to the geographic or magn [..]

A direction in terms of a 360¬? compass. North is at 0¬?, east is at 90¬?, south is at 180¬?, and west is at 270¬?.

The datum line specially determined from established survey monuments on public record and its bearing or direction, adopted by a surveyor as the base line for a survey. Alternatively the bearing used may be taken from astronomical observations.

Geographic orientation of a line given as an angle measurement in degrees clockwise from north.

The angle of horizontal deviation from north. When using a compass, the direction in degrees. East, for example, is an azimuth of 90 degrees.

Angular measurement in the horizontal plane in a clockwise direction. Electrical Engineering Terms Interfacebus.com Home Page Electronic Parts Distributors Hardware Manufacturers Component Manufacture [..]

An arc of the horizon intercepted between the meridian of the place and a vertical circle passing through the center of any object; as, the azimuth of a star; the azimuth or bearing of a line survey [..]

Clockwise angle from a North or South reference.

  Clockwise angle from a North or South reference.

The datum line specially determined from established survey monuments on public record and its bearing or direction, adopted by a surveyor as the base line for a survey. Alternatively the bearing used [..]

An azimuth ( ( listen)) (from the pl. form of the Arabic noun "السَّمْت" as-samt, meaning "the direction") is an angular measurement in a spherical coordinate system. The vector from an observer (orig [..]

An azimuth ( ( listen)) (from the pl. form of the Arabic noun "السَّمْت" as-samt, meaning "the direction") is an angular measurement in a spherical coordinate system. The vector from an observer (orig [..]

Azimuth was a British jazz trio, active from 1977 to 2000. The ensemble was composed of trumpeter Kenny Wheeler, vocalist Norma Winstone and Winstone's husband, pianist John Taylor. Their first releas [..]

Azimuth is the debut album by British jazz trio Azimuth featuring trumpeter Kenny Wheeler, vocalist Norma Winstone, and pianist John Taylor recorded in 1977 and released on the ECM label.