altazimuth

English

Alternative forms

• alt-azimuth

Etymology

Blend of altitude +‎ azimuth

Noun

altazimuth (plural altazimuths)

1. 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)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Portuguese: altazimute m

See also

• Altazimuth mount on Wikipedia.Wikipedia