Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "azimuthal" tana da alaƙa da ko kuma ta shafi azimuth, wanda shine a kwance kwana ko alkiblar kamfas wanda aka auna ta agogon hannu daga arewa ta gaskiya. Gabaɗaya, yana nufin duk wani abu da ke da alaƙa da shi ko auna shi ta fuskar azimuth ko alkibla, musamman a cikin jirgin sama a kwance. Ana yawan amfani da kalmar a fagage kamar ilmin taurari, labarin kasa, da kewayawa.