Definitions of Azimuth on the Web:

The angle of rotation (horizontal) that a ground based parabolic antenna must be rotated through to point to a specific satellite in a geosynchronous orbit. The azimuth angle for any particular satellite can be determined for any point on the surface of the earth given the latitude and longitude of that point. It is defined with respect to due north as a matter of easy convenience.www.rig.net/Default.asp

The horizontal direction of a satellite. It would have a different azimuth in Los Angeles than in Chicago. Since the satellite is over the equator, wherever you live it will be in the southern sky.www.satisfied-mind.com/directv/glossary.htm

The horizontal angular distance between the vertical plane containing a point in the sky and true south.lightingdesignlab.com/library/glossary.htm

a magnetic bearing sighted from your position to a known landmark. Used in navigation and in determining site locations.www.china.org.cn/english/features/Archaeology/98851.htm

A surveying term that references the angle measured clockwise from any meridian (the established line of reference). The bearing is used to designate direction. The bearing of a line is the acute horizontal angle between the meridian and the line.www.netl.doe.gov/coal/Coal%20Primer/glossary.html

A direction in terms of a 360° compass. North is at 0°. East is at 90°. South is at 180°. West is at 270°.www.srh.weather.gov/srh/jetstream/append/glossary_a.htm

The horizontal direction of a vector, measured clockwise in degrees of rotation from the positive y-axis, for example, degrees on a compass. Bwww.geog.leeds.ac.uk/staff/m.blake/magis/glossary/esriglos.htm

Unit: degree Angle between the projection of the normal of a surface onto the horizontal and true north. Measured clockwise. A surface facing east has an azimuth of 90 degrees. A surface facing south has an azimuth of 180 degrees. A surface facing west has an azimuth of 270 degrees.www.satel-light.com/guide/glosatod.htm

The angle of horizontal deviation from north. When using a compass, the direction in degrees. East, for example, is an azimuth of 90 degrees.www.paddling.net/guidelines/showArticle.html

the compass rose goes around through the east through 360 degrees. The azimuth is the angle of the compass rose around the horizon from the north pole through the east, south, and west to the north again.www.nsta.org/316/

the compass direction (in degrees) where an object in the sky appears. (The object's altitude is also needed to pinpoint its position.)www.earthview.com/resources/glossary.htm

Angle from the North, from 0° to 360°, measured towards the East. So, 90° is East, 180° South, 270° West, etc.www.scienceu.com/observatory/facts/glossary.html

Part of a local coordinate system (with "altitude") for astronomical objects. Azimuth is the distance, measured in degrees, from due South. West has an azimuth of 90 degrees, North is 180 degrees, and East is at -90 (or 270) degrees. Azimuth is a function of the observer's location.jove.geol.niu.edu/faculty/stoddard/JAVA/glossary.html

the angular distance measured clockwise along the horizon from a specified reference point (usually north) to the intersection with the great circle drawn from the zenith through a body on the celestial sphere.www.namnmeteors.org/appendixE.html

The angular distance between true south and the point on the horizon directly below the sun. Typically used as an input for opaque surfaces and windows in computer

programs for calculating the energy performance of buildings.www.neo.state.ne.us/statshtml/glossarya.htm

Direction (side-to-side in the horizontal plane) from a given point on Earth, usually expressed in degrees. North = 0 or 360 degrees; East = 90 degrees; South = 180 degrees; West = 270 degrees.www.herrons.com/users/kevin/radio/satellite.html

The number of degrees from north (or other reference direction) that a line runs, measured clockwise.users.rcn.com/deeds/survey.htm

The length of the arc of the horizon (in degrees) intercepted between a given point and a reference direction, usually north, and measured clockwise from the reference direction. Azimuth may be synonymous with bearing, a navigational term that can have different meanings. Any point in space can be located relative to an observing point by its azimuth angle, elevation angle, and range.amsglossary.allenpress.com/glossary/browse

The definition from Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary states, "an arc of the horizon measured between a fixed point such as true north and the vertical circle passing through the center of an object." Azimuth is an important consideration in locating a satellite for transmission or reception of RF signals. The azimuth expressed in degrees of a circle will be the horizontal angle of rotation that the ground antenna must be rotated though to point at the specific satellite. ...www.adec.edu/tag/glossary.html

wind direction specified by the angle in degrees from which the wind is blowing, counting counterclockwise from zero at true north.www.advancedforecasting.com/weathereducation/weatherglossary.html

the distance, measured in degrees, along the horizon, eastward (clockwise as viewed from above) from the north point of the horizon to the place where a vertical circle through the star, or other object, intersects the horizon.www.phys-astro.sonoma.edu/courses/a231/some_definitions.html

The horizontal angle (0 - 360 degrees) from a reference point, usually true north or true south. Also known as a bearing.www.maps-gps-info.com/maps-gps-glossary.html

Horizontal direction or bearing, measured in degrees from zero reference point.home.swipnet.se/~w-65189/glossary.htm

Azimuth is the angle between the horizontal component of the borehole direction at a particular point and the direction of north. The angle should always be expressed in the 0-360 degree system. The angle may refer to either magnetic, true (geographic), or grid north; whichever referred to must always be clearly indicated (also known as bearing).www.bakerhughes.com/inteq/evaluation/mwd/glossary.htm

A horizontal direction expressed as the angular distance between a fixed direction, say North, and the direction of the object.www.montana.edu/places/gps/lres357/glossary.html

the azimuth of a celestial body is the angle between the vertical plane containing it and the plane of the meridian wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

Azimuth is the horizontal component of a direction (compass direction), measured around the horizon from the North point, toward the East, i.e. clockwise. It is usually measured in degrees. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azimuth