azimuth的词源

英文词源

azimuth

azimuth: see zenith

azimuth (n.)

"distance of a star from the north or south point of the meridian," late 14c., from Old French azimut, from Arabic as-sumut "the ways," plural of as-samt "the way, direction" (see zenith).

中文词源

azimuth：方位角

来自阿拉伯语as-sumut. samut, 路，方位。比较nadir, 最低点，来自阿拉伯语nazir as-samt, nazir, 相反的。zenith, 顶点，来自samt ar-ras, ras, 头。

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