As nouns the difference between azimuth and azipod
is that azimuth is an arc of the horizon intercepted between the meridian of the place and a vertical circle passing through the center of any object; as, the azimuth of a star; the azimuth or bearing of a line surveying while azipod is an azimuth thruster, an engine and ships' propeller in an underslung pod that is azimuth adjustable, to replace a fixed-azimuth propeller and rudder configuration.
azimuth
English
Noun
(
en noun)
An arc of the horizon intercepted between the meridian of the place and a vertical circle passing through the center of any object; as, the azimuth of a star; the azimuth or bearing of a line surveying.
The quadrant of an azimuth circle.
Quotations
* , Chapter 16
*: The dome, being constructed of wood, was light by comparison with the rest of the structure, and the wheels which allowed it horizontal, or, as Swithin expressed it, azimuth motion, denied it a firm hold upon the walls; so that it had been lifted off them like a cover from a pot.
Derived terms
* azimuthal
* azimuthally
Related terms
* nadir, zenith
*: Both from or related to .
azipod
Noun
(
en noun)
(nautical) an azimuth thruster, an engine and ships' propeller in an underslung pod that is azimuth adjustable, to replace a fixed-azimuth propeller and rudder configuration
Synonyms
* azimuth thruster 
