Synonyms & related words for altazimuth

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of altazimuth. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to altazimuth

Explore words related to altazimuth — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include clinometer, inclinometer, alidade, azimuth, theodolite, heliometer, azimuthal, coelostat. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does altazimuth come from?

The word altazimuth breaks down into 2 roots of Latin and Arabic origin: alt-, from Latin altus (“high, altitude”); and azimuth, from Arabic as-sumut (“the directions”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.