angular distance

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The measure of the angle between the orientation of two straight lines, rays, or vectors in three-dimensional space.
  2. The central angle subtended by the radii through two points on a sphere.

Word forms

angular distance angular distances
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