azimuthal

English

Azimuthal equidistant projection SW

Etymology

azimuth +‎ -al

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˌæzəˈmʌθəl/

Adjective

azimuthal (not comparable)

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

Derived terms

azimuthal anisotropy
azimuthal chart
azimuthally
azimuthal projection
azimuthal quantum number
isoazimuthal
nonazimuthal
pseudoazimuthal
retroazimuthal

Translations

Of or pertaining to the azimuth

Estonian: asimuut-
French: azimutal (fr)
Italian: azimutale

Romanian: azimutal (ro)
Spanish: azimutal (es), acimutal (es)

A map projection which preserves direction for all points relative to a selected point

Italian: azimutale

Noun

azimuthal (plural azimuthals)

(cartography) An azimuthal projection.
- 2006, King-Yuen Ng, Physics of Intensity Dependent Beam Instabilities, page 454:
  Note that because of the square-well air-bag model, these synchrotron azimuthals are slightly different from the conventional ones.

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