altazimuth

English

Alternative forms

alt-azimuth

Etymology

Blend of altitude +‎ azimuth

Noun

altazimuth (plural altazimuths)

A telescope or surveying instrument that has a mount permitting both horizontal and vertical rotation.

Translations

the surveying instrument that has a mount permitting both horizontal and vertical rotation

French: altazimutal (fr)
Persian: سمت ارتفاعی (samt ertefâ'i)
Polish: altazymut m
Portuguese: altazimute m

See also

Altazimuth mount on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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