terms:azimuth
(1) In well logging. In a horizontal plane, it is the clockwise angle of departure from magnetic north. See also magnetic declination.
(2) Curve recorded in dipmeter surveys. Looking down the hole, it is the clockwise angle from magnetic north to the reference electrode number 1 on the sonde or tool.
(3) In land surveying. It is the clockwise angle of departure in a horizontal plane from true north.
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