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azimuth

English

Etymology

From Old French *azimut (modern French azimut), from Arabic ??????????? pl (as-sum?t, “the directions”).

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /?æz?m??/
  • Hyphenation: azi?muth

Noun

azimuth (plural azimuths)

  1. An arc of the horizon intercepted between the meridian of the place and a vertical circle passing through the center of any object.
  2. The quadrant of an azimuth circle.

Derived terms

  • altazimuth
  • azimuthal
  • azimuthally
  • backazimuth / back azimuth

Related terms

  • nadir
  • zenith

Translations

Further reading

  • azimuth on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

azimuth From the web:

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periapsis

English

Etymology

peri- +? apsis

Noun

periapsis (plural periapsides)

  1. (astronomy) The point of a body's elliptical orbit about the system's centre of mass where the distance between the body and the centre of mass is at its minimum.

Usage notes

In the case of some particular celestial bodies, specialised terms are used.

Synonyms

  • pericenter

Antonyms

  • apoapsis

Related terms

Translations

See also

  • Apsis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?peri?psis/, [?pe?ri??ps?is?]
  • Rhymes: -?psis
  • Syllabification: pe?ri?ap?sis

Noun

periapsis

  1. (astronomy) periapsis

Declension

periapsis From the web:

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  • periapsis and apoapsis meaning
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