Plural of azimuth; multiple angles measured clockwise from north that describe different directions on the horizon.
From 'azimuth' (Arabic 'as-sumūt') + '-s' (English plural marker). The term moved from Arabic mathematical texts through medieval Latin into European languages by the Renaissance.
Mariners navigating by stars would calculate multiple azimuths to different constellations—each one a compass bearing that guided ships across oceans before GPS existed.
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