🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

方位角の

Pronunciation / Transliteration: hōikaku no

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Azimuthal/ˌæz.ɪˈmʌð.əl/
adjectiveCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #28450 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"アンテナの方位角の調整が必要です。"

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to or characterized by an azimuth; measured in or along an azimuth.

    "The astronomers adjusted the telescope to record the precise azimuthal coordinates of the star."
  2. 2

    Designating a map projection in which a region of the globe is projected onto a plane tangent to it, preserving certain directions.

    "An azimuthal equidistant projection is frequently used in polar maps and aviation charting."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Arabic word 'al-sumūt', meaning 'the directions' (plural of 'samt', meaning direction or path). It entered medieval Latin and European astronomical and navigational terminology during the Renaissance, eventually developing into the modern English adjective form used in mathematics, cartography, and physics.

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