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Azimuthal

Azimuthal \Az"i*muth`al\, a. Of or pertaining to the azimuth; in a horizontal circle.

Azimuthal error of a transit instrument, its deviation in azimuth from the plane of the meridian.

Wiktionary
azimuthal

a. 1 Of or pertaining to the azimuth; in a horizontal circle. 2 (context cartography English) Describing a map projection which preserves direction for all points relative to a selected point (or in some cases two points). n. (context cartography English) An azimuthal projection.

WordNet
azimuthal

adj. of or relating to or in azimuth

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Usage examples of "azimuthal".

Others are dauntingly referred to as Azimuthal, Stereographic, Gnomonic, Azimuthal Equidistant, Cordiform, and so on, but it is unnecessary to go into this any further here.