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spher·i·cal angle

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. spherical anglenoun

    an angle formed at the intersection of the arcs of two great circles

Wiktionary

  1. spherical anglenoun

    A particular dihedral angle, the angle between two intersecting arcs on a sphere, measured by the angle between the planes containing the arcs.

Wikipedia

  1. Spherical angle

    A spherical angle is a particular dihedral angle; it is the angle between two intersecting arcs of great circles on a sphere. It is measured by the angle between the planes containing the arcs (which naturally also contain the centre of the sphere).

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  1. spherical angle

    A spherical angle is a measure of the angle formed between three points on the surface of a sphere. More specifically, it is the angle formed by three great circle arcs that intersect at a common point. The angle is measured in the plane tangent to the sphere at the point of intersection. It is commonly used in spherical geometry, geology and in calculations involving the Earth's surface.

Wikidata

  1. Spherical angle

    A spherical angle is a particular dihedral angle; it is the angle between two intersecting arcs on a sphere, and is measured by the angle between the planes containing the arcs.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of spherical angle in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of spherical angle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4


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