altazimuth
/ælˈtæzɪməθ/noun
altazimuth is spelled A-L-T-A-Z-I-M-U-T-H: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, altazimuth means “A telescope or surveying instrument that has a mount permitting both horizontal and vertical rotation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of altazimuth is altazimuths.
How many letters and syllables are in altazimuth?
| Letters | 10: A-L-T-A-Z-I-M-U-T-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 79 million words; the 282,993rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is altazimuth?
Altazimuth appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce altazimuth?
- /ælˈtæzɪməθ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of altazimuth
- altazimuths plural
- alt-azimuth
- altaz
- alt-az
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does altazimuth mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A telescope or surveying instrument that has a mount permitting both horizontal and vertical rotation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Altazimuth in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the surveying instrument that has a mount permitting both horizontal and vertica:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | altazimutal |
| Portuguese | altazimute |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does altazimuth come from?
Blend of altitude + azimuth.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).