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Used in navigation
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altazimuth
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Word definitions for altazimuth in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Altazimuth \Alt*az"i*muth\, n. [Alltude + azimuth.] (Astron.) An instrument for taking azimuths and altitudes simultaneously.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. an instrument that measures the altitude and azimuth of celestial bodies; used in navigation
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A telescope or surveying instrument that has a mount permitting both horizontal and vertical rotation
Usage examples of altazimuth.
According to the altazimuth readings the stars will not be more favorable to this thing for days.
Instead of cages, in the centre of his wooden construction, he had a small reflector telescope, secure on an altazimuth mount.
The instruments provided for the journey consisted of two barometers, two thermometers, two compasses, a sextant, two chronometers, an artificial horizon, and an altazimuth, to throw out the height of distant and inaccessible objects.