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altitude and azimuth
noun as in polar coordinate
Example Sentences
He had recognized several stars and measured their altitude and azimuth.
He had recognized several stars and measured their altitude and azimuth.
Naval Observatory or SunEarth Tools to look up the sun’s altitude and azimuth.
A table will come up with the altitude and azimuth of the sun throughout the day.
Theodolite, thē-od′ō-līt, n. an instrument used in land-surveying for the measurement of angles horizontal and vertical, being neither more nor less than an altitude and azimuth instrument, proportioned and constructed so as to be conveniently portable.—adj.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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