altazimuth instrument

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• Altazimuth — Alt*az i*muth, n. [Alltude + azimuth.] (Astron.) An instrument for taking azimuths and altitudes simultaneously. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• altazimuth — [alt΄az′ə məth] n. [ ALT(ITUDE) + AZIMUTH] an instrument or a telescope mounting that moves on a horizontal and a vertical axis, used to measure the altitude and azimuth of a star, planet, etc …   English World dictionary

• Altazimuth mount — An Altazimuth or alt azimuth mount is a simple mount used for moving a telescope, camera, helostatic mirror, or solar panel along two perpendicular axes of motion, one vertical and one horizontal. The vertical movement is known as the altitude ,… …   Wikipedia

• altazimuth — /al taz euh meuhth/, n. Astron. an instrument for determining both the altitude and the azimuth of a heavenly body. [1855 60; ALT(ITUDE) + AZIMUTH] * * * …   Universalium

• altazimuth — noun A telescope or surveying instrument that has a mount permitting both horizontal and vertical rotation …   Wiktionary

• altazimuth — [al tazɪməθ] noun 1》 Astronomy a telescope mounting that moves in azimuth (about a vertical axis) and in altitude (about a horizontal axis). Compare with equatorial mount. 2》 a surveying instrument for measuring vertical and horizontal angles.… …   English new terms dictionary

• altazimuth — alt•az•i•muth [[t]ælˈtæz ə məθ[/t]] n. astron. an instrument for determining both the altitude and the azimuth of a heavenly body • Etymology: 1855–60; alt (itude) +azimuth …   From formal English to slang

• altazimuth — /æltˈæzəməθ/ (say alt azuhmuhth) noun a mounting of telescopes or theodolites which provides two axes, one horizontal and one vertical, so that the instrument may be turned in the plane of the horizon and in any vertical plane. Altazimuths are… …  

• altazimuth —   n. instrument measuring altitude and azimuth of heavenly bodies …   Dictionary of difficult words

• altazimuth — n. an instrument for measuring the altitude and azimuth of celestial bodies. Etymology: ALTITUDE + AZIMUTH …   Useful english dictionary

• measuring instrument — noun instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something • Syn: ↑measuring system, ↑measuring device • Hypernyms: ↑instrument • Hyponyms: ↑accelerometer, ↑actinometer, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary