Altazimuth

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Altazimuth \Alt*az"i*muth\, n. [Alltude + azimuth.] (Astron.)
     An instrument for taking azimuths and altitudes
     simultaneously.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  altazimuth
       n : an instrument that measures the altitude and azimuth of
           celestial bodies; used in navigation