-wards
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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1996
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-wards OE.
-weardes, corr. to OS., MLG.
-wardes (Du.
-waarts), OHG.
-wartes, f. Gmc. *
warða-; g. sg. n. formation gen. identical in sense with
-WARD.
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altazimuth coordinate system
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
altazimuth coordinate system or horizon coordinate system, astronomical coordinate system in which the position of a body on the...observer's celestial horizon and zenith . The coordinates of a body in this system are its altitude and...
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astronomical coordinate systems
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...indicating positions. Each coordinate is a quantity measured...line or curve, called a coordinate axis. There are four basic systems of astronomical coordinates: the equatorial coordinate system , the altazimuth coordinate system , the...
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horizon coordinate system
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horizon coordinate system see altazimuth coordinate system .
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azimuth
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
azimuth , in astronomy, one coordinate in the altazimuth coordinate system . It is the angular distance of a body measured westward along the celestial horizon from the observer's south point.
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vertical circle
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
vertical circle in astronomy, the great circle on the celestial sphere that passes from the observer's zenith through a given celestial body. In the altazimuth coordinate system the altitude of a body is measured along its vertical circle.
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