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Azimuthal

Adjective

1. Relating to or measured in azimuth.

Sample sentence: The navigator used an azimuthal compass to determine the direction of the ship.

2. Denoting a particular method of map projection in which the earth's surface is portrayed on a plane tangential to it (as in many celestial charts).

Sample sentence: The azimuthal map projection shows the Earth's surface on a flat plane.

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