Definitions for "Azimuth angle"
Keywords:  clockwise, meridian, angle, north, dic
Horizontal direction measured clockwise from the meridian plane.
The length of arc measured clockwise along the astronomical horizon (in degrees of arc) from the adopted reference direction, usually true north, to that point on the horizon where the particular object or its projection is located; north is defined as 0° (or 360°), east is 90°, south is 180° and west is 270°.
The direction or bearing toward which a sloping surface faces (e.g., a north-facing slope has an azimuth angle of 360°; a northeast-facing slope, an azimuth angle of 45°).
Keywords:  orientation, see
See Orientation.