azimuthal
adjective
- in a horizontal circle (azimuth)
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˌæzəˈmʌθəl/ / /ˌæzəˈmuːθəl/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree English azimuth Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English azimuthal From azimuth + -al.
- Of or pertaining to the azimuth; in a horizontal circle.
- Describing a map projection which preserves direction for all points relative to a selected point (or in some cases two points).
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English azimuth Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English azimuthal From azimuth + -al.
- An azimuthal projection.
“Note that because of the square-well air-bag model, these synchrotron azimuthals are slightly different from the conventional ones.”