{Azimuthal error} of a transit instrument, its deviation in azimuth from the plane of the meridian. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Azimuthal — Az i*muth al, a. Of or pertaining to the azimuth; in a horizontal circle. [1913 Webster] {Azimuthal error} of a transit instrument, its deviation in azimuth from the plane of the meridian. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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