altazimuth
/ælˈtæzɪməθ/noun
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- （亦作altazimuth mount 或mounting /ˈmaʊntɪŋ/）Astronomy a telescope mounting that moves in azimuth (about a vertical axis) and in altitude (about a horizontal axis)【天文】经纬仪天文望远镜的底座（可以水平和垂直旋转）。比较EQUATORIAL MOUNT.
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- （亦作altazimuth telescope）a telescope on such a mounting经纬仪天文望远镜。
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- a surveying instrument for measuring vertical and horizontal angles, resembling a theodolite but larger and more precise地平经纬仪。
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