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azimuth — English
The direction of an object or place from any specific point or place as measured on a map by means of a protractor. The true north-south line (meridian) is taken as the line of reference (see “geographical coordinate system”) and azimuth is always measured in a clockwise direction from that line. It is expressed as an angular distance from true north. Thus a place may be located at N 42° E, or at N 127° E, or at N 193° W, or at N 294° W or any other location east or west of the north-south line. (See “bearing” and “location”.)
