How to Use azimuth in a Sentence

azimuth

noun
  • Sensing the azimuth tells the bird where to head, just like a compass.
    Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 26 Apr. 2012
  • The azimuth adjusts with a single grub screw near the gimbal, enabling rotation of the armtube.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2022
  • The heading to the smoke is called an azimuth, the horizontal angle or direction of a compass bearing.
    Noah Davis, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Aug. 2022
  • When ice is particularly thick, the vessel can turn around and use its huge azimuth thrusters — a versatile type of propeller — to chew a path through the ice.
    Washington Post, 20 July 2017
  • The onboard steam turbine, for instance, will be connected to a generator that charges the batteries to provide power to the azimuth thrusters.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 13 Feb. 2023
  • The large yellow underwing moth, for instance, can use the moon’s azimuth (or horizontal bearing) to help orient its flight—a skill that other creatures, such as sand fleas, also employ to great effect.
    National Geographic, 6 July 2017
  • The large yellow underwing moth, for instance, can use the moon’s azimuth (or horizontal bearing) to help orient its flight—a skill that other creatures, such as sand fleas, also employ to great effect.
    National Geographic, 6 July 2017
  • The interference caused by Gorshkov’s radar can identify the radar azimuth and even individual radar pulses.
    Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 11 Dec. 2020
  • The turntable is fitted with a Naim Aro Tonearm with a performance that’s been boosted by using improved materials like tungsten and carbon fiber with an all-new, no-compromise bias, arm height and azimuth adjustments.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 21 June 2021
  • The go-anywhere vessel is equipped with a hybrid propulsion system comprising an electric motor, four diesel generators, two azimuth thrusters and the requisite battery packs.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 14 Dec. 2021
  • On the performance side, Coba is designed to have diesel-electric hybrid propulsion, equipped with azimuth pods for easy maneuverability and noise insulation.
    Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 17 Feb. 2023
  • The rocket’s inertial guidance system would be aligned using a Loran installation on the shore after which point its own self-aligning stable platform keeps the azimuth and vertical directions stable.
    Amy Shira Teitel, Discover Magazine, 11 Aug. 2017
  • For anyone using the Apple Pencil on compatible devices, hover now has support for tilt (altitude) and orientation (azimuth).
    Umar Shakir, The Verge, 16 Feb. 2023

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