Associations to the word «Altazimuth»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

ALTAZIMUTH, noun. An instrument that measures the altitude and azimuth of celestial bodies; used in navigation.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats