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altazimuth

Meaning of "altazimuth" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ALTAZIMUTH

From alt(itude) + azimuth.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF ALTAZIMUTH

ælˈtæzɪməθ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ALTAZIMUTH

noun
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Altazimuth is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ALTAZIMUTH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Altazimuth mount

An altazimuth or alt-azimuth mount is a simple two-axis mount for supporting and rotating an instrument about two mutually perpendicular axes; one vertical and the other horizontal. Rotation about the vertical axis varies the azimuth of the pointing direction of the instrument. Rotation about the horizontal axis varies the altitude of the pointing direction. These mounts are used, for example, with telescopes, cameras, radio antennas, heliostat mirrors, solar panels, and guns and similar weapons. Several names are given to this kind of mount, including altitude-azimuth, azimuth-elevation and various abbreviations thereof. A gun turret is essentially an alt-azimuth mount for a gun, with some armour to protect the weapon and its operators.

Definition of altazimuth in the English dictionary

The definition of altazimuth in the dictionary is an instrument for measuring the altitude and azimuth of a celestial body by the horizontal and vertical rotation of a telescope.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ALTAZIMUTH

azimuth · bismuth · Bournemouth · Dartmouth · Exmouth · Falmouth · mammoth · Monmouth · Plymouth · Portsmouth · vermouth · Weymouth · Yarmouth

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ALTAZIMUTH

altaltissimo · Altamira · altar · altar boy · altar cloth · altar rail · altar stone · altar table · altarage · altarpiece · altarwise · altazimuth mounting · Altdorf · Altdorfer · Alte Pinakothek · alter · alter ego · alterability · alterable · alterably

WORDS THAT END LIKE ALTAZIMUTH

Bayreuth · Deep South · down in the mouth · down-in-the-mouth · Duluth · from hand to mouth · have a big mouth · Kossuth · look a gift-horse in the mouth · Louth · mouth · New South · ruth · south · the horse´s mouth · the south · truth · word of mouth · word-of-mouth · youth

Synonyms and antonyms of altazimuth in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «altazimuth» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ALTAZIMUTH

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The translations of altazimuth from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «altazimuth» in English.
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经纬仪
1,325 millions of speakers
es

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altazimuth
570 millions of speakers
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English

altazimuth
510 millions of speakers
hi

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altazimuth
380 millions of speakers
ar

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altazimuth
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

Азимутальная
278 millions of speakers
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altazimuth
270 millions of speakers
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altazimuth
260 millions of speakers
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altazimuth
220 millions of speakers
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Altazimuth
190 millions of speakers
de

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Altazimut
180 millions of speakers
ja

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経緯儀
130 millions of speakers
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altazimuth
85 millions of speakers
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Altazimuth
85 millions of speakers
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altazimuth
80 millions of speakers
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கிடைகுத்துக்கோண அளவி
75 millions of speakers
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Altazimuth
75 millions of speakers
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altazimuth
70 millions of speakers
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altazimutale
65 millions of speakers
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Altazimuth
50 millions of speakers
uk

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Азимутна
40 millions of speakers
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altazimuth
30 millions of speakers
el

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υψοαζιμουθιακή
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altazimuth
14 millions of speakers
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altazimuth
10 millions of speakers
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altazimuth
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ALTAZIMUTH»

Discover the use of altazimuth in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to altazimuth and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Memoirs
K I I I I 20-8 I'3 5"4 7.5 J.J J.Q 4-4 1857, Altazimuth. July 13. Apr. 10. Oct. 7. Mar. 18. May 5. June 14. Oct. 4. Aug. iz. Ml II II II M'5 8-5 4-8 10-7 8*7 12-2 6-o 6-8 1858, Meridional. Mar. 15. Sept. 16. Aug. x8. Feb. XI. Not. 16. Aug. 10. Jan. I ( JEJJ 11 ...
Royal Astronomical Society, 1861
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Astronomical Results from Observations Made at the Royal ...
Instrument. Clock or Chronometer. Time Noted. Time by Sidereal Standard Clock. Sidereal Time. Mean Solar Time. h m □ h m □ h m • h m t Jan. 25 53 Arietis . . . ( a) Disappearance Dark 1. Altazimuth G. 1 8. 10. 168 8. 9. 46-65 8. 9.53-96 1 1.
Royal Greenwich Observatory, 1871
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Observations Made at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich in the ...
1 (95) Observations with tiie Altazimuth, and Reductions. Observations of Azimuth with the Altazimuth [i] Observations of Zenith-Distance with the Altazimuth [xlvii] Comparison of Tabular Azimuths and Zenith-Distances with Observed Azimuths ...
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Astronomical and Magnetical and Meteorological Observations ...
1 (95) Observations with the Altazimuth, and Reductions. Observations of Azimuth with the Altazimuth [i] Observations of Zenith-Distance with the Altazimuth □ . [xlvii] Comparison of Tabular Azimuths and Zenith-Distances with Observed ...
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How to Use a Computerized Telescope: Practical Amateur Astronomy
Table 4.1 sums up the advantages and disadvantages of equatorial and altazimuth mounts. There are two main reasons for using an equatorial mount ( such as the one in Figure 4.1): to eliminate field rotation (Figure 4.2) in long- exposure ...
Michael A. Covington, 2002
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Sky and Ocean Joined: The U. S. Naval Observatory 1830-2000
18 The advantages of an altazimuth over a transit circle were technical in nature, but such technicalities were precisely what positional astronomy was all about. When, in 1908, Littell was called upon to justify the altazimuth program, he wrote  ...
Steven J. Dick, 2003
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Mars and How to Observe It
Altazimuth mounts enable the telescope to be moved up and down (in altitude) and from side to side (in azimuth). Small un-driven table-top altazimuth mounts are often provided with small refractors, but the quality of their construction can be ...
Peter Grego, 2012
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Amateur Telescope Making
... following steps: 9. calculate new altazimuth coordinates based on new sidereal time that was calculated when bios clock tick occurred, 10. find difference between current altazimuth coordinates and newly calculated altazimuth coordinates, ...
Stephen Tonkin, 1999
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Making Beautiful Deep-Sky Images: Astrophotography with ...
It has a “goto” capability, a large database of objects on its in-built computer, and it sits on an Altazimuth mount (Equatorial mount options are available, but remember, initially I was only interested in observing and Altazimuth mounts are best ...
Greg Parker, 2007
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Urban Astronomy
Equatorial or altazimuth mount? a io matter how good your telescope, ultimately it is only as good as the mount I V on which it is used. When it comes to mountings, mechanical stability is as important as optical quality is for the telescope, since ...
Denis Berthier, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ALTAZIMUTH»

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Shopping for a telescope? Get binoculars first
Most of these have simple “alt-az” (altazimuth ) mounts that point in an up-down and right-left manner, cheap to build but incompatible with the ... «Charlotte Observer, Dec 14»
2
How did Russia power your smartphone and shape your car?
The reflection of far-away stars in Russian glass. Polishing the mirror of the Large Altazimuth Telescope at the Lytkarino Optical Glass Factory. «Russia Beyond the Headlines, Aug 14»
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Giant NASA Balloon Ready to Hunt Potentially Dazzling Comet ISON
It was a gusty night, Young said, and the line of sight was limited, but the gondola's Altazimuth (ALT/AZ) mounts permitted precise motion of the ... «Space.com, Sep 13»
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Star gazing in style
Some of the admirable features of this telescope are premium StarBright XLT coatings, fully computerised dual fork arm Altazimuth mount, ... «Deccan Herald, Sep 13»
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Whitechapel Gallery Announces The London Art Book Fair 2013 …
Exhibitors at The London Art Book Fair 2013 include: ABC Artists' Books Cooperative, Abrams & Chronicle Books, Akerman Daly, Altazimuth ... «ArtLyst, Aug 13»
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Celestron® Gets Ready for ISON with New Cometron Line
The simple Newtonian reflector optical design, red-dot finderscope, and altazimuth mount on full-height stainless-steel tripod make it easy to ... «PR.com, Jun 13»
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National Spelling Bee: San Jose boy gets 2 of 2 in first rounds
Both boys correctly spelled their words in Wednesday's rounds: "tertiary" and "theomachy" for Siddharth, "myriad" and "altazimuth" for Nick. «San Jose Mercury News, May 12»
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Spelling Bee champ won hearts while using her mind
Ciereszynski had no problem with &#';altazimuth,&#'; but Ellis stumbled on &#';lineaments.&#'; To become champion, Ciereszynski, who had ... «The Union Leader, Mar 12»
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SeeCoast Manufacturing: Famed Maker Of Coin-Op Viewers …
The Mark I is equipped with an altazimuth mount that allows 360° traverse and 73° vertical movement (33° elevation and 40° depression). «Vending Times, Mar 11»
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Three Low-Cost Telescopes
They are: The SpaceProbe 3 Altazimuth Reflector · The GoScope 80mm TableTop Refractor · The SkyScanner 100mm TableTop Reflector. «Sky & Telescope, Dec 10»
REFERENCE
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