Found 3 hits - Term: spherical angle, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
spherical \spher"ical\, spheric \spher"ic\, a. l. sphaericus,
gr. ???: cf. f. sph'erique.
1. having the form of a sphere; like a sphere; globular;
orbicular; as, a spherical body.
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2. of or pertaining to a sphere.
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3. of or pertaining to the heavenly orbs, or to the sphere or
spheres in which, according to ancient astronomy and
astrology, they were set.
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knaves, thieves, and treachers by spherical
predominance. --shak.
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though the stars were suns, and overburned
their spheric limitations. --mrs.
browning.
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spherical angle, spherical coordinate, spherical
excess, etc. see under angle, coordinate, etc.
spherical geometry, that branch of geometry which treats of
spherical magnitudes; the doctrine of the sphere,
especially of the circles described on its surface.
spherical harmonic analysis. see under harmonic, a.
spherical lune,portion of the surface of a sphere included
between two great semicircles having a common diameter.
spherical opening, the magnitude of a solid angle. it is
measured by the portion within the solid angle of the
surface of any sphere whose center is the angular point.
spherical polygon,portion of the surface of a sphere
bounded by the arcs of three or more great circles.
spherical projection, the projection of the circles of the
sphere upon a plane. see projection.
spherical sector. see under sector.
spherical segment, the segment of a sphere. see under
segment.
spherical triangle,re on the surface of a sphere, bounded
by the arcs of three great circles which intersect each
other.
spherical trigonometry. see trigonometry.
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spher"icalness, n.
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see also:
spherical angle spherical coordinate spherical excess angle coordinate spherical geometry
spherical harmonic analysis harmonic spherical lune spherical opening spherical polygon
spherical projection projection spherical sector sector spherical segment
segment spherical triangle spherical trigonometry trigonometry spher"ically
spher"icalness
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
angle \an"gle\ a^ng"g'l, n. f. angle, l. angulus angle,
corner; akin to uncus hook, gr. 'agky`los bent, crooked,
angular, 'a`gkos a bend or hollow, as. angel hook, fish-hook,
g. angel, and f. anchor.
1. the inclosed space near the point where two lines meet; a
corner; a nook.
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into the utmost angle of the world. --spenser.
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to search the tenderest angles of the heart.
--milton.
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2. geom.
a the figure made by. two lines which meet.
b the difference of direction of two lines. in the lines
meet, the point of meeting is the vertex of the angle.
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3. a projecting or sharp corner; an angular fragment.
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though but an angle reached him of the stone.
--dryden.
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4. astrol. a name given to four of the twelve astrological
"houses." obs. --chaucer.
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5. as. angel. a fishhook; tackle for catching fish,
consisting of a line, hook, and bait, with or without a
rod.
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give me mine angle: we 'll to the river there.
--shak.
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a fisher next his trembling angle bears. --pope.
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acute angle, one less than a right angle, or less than
90deg.
adjacent or contiguous angles, such as have one leg
common to both angles.
alternate angles. see alternate.
angle bar.
a carp. an upright bar at the angle where two faces of
a polygonal or bay window meet. --knight.
b mach. same as angle iron.
angle bead arch., a bead worked on or fixed to the angle
of any architectural work, esp. for protecting an angle of
a wall.
angle brace, angle tie carp., a brace across an
interior angle of a wooden frame, forming the hypothenuse
and securing the two side pieces together. --knight.
angle iron mach., a rolled bar or plate of iron having
one or more angles, used for forming the corners, or
connecting or sustaining the sides of an iron structure to
which it is riveted.
angle leaf arch., a detail in the form of a leaf, more or
less conventionalized, used to decorate and sometimes to
strengthen an angle.
angle meter, an instrument for measuring angles, esp. for
ascertaining the dip of strata.
angle shaft arch., an enriched angle bead, often having a
capital or base, or both.
curvilineal angle, one formed by two curved lines.
external angles, angles formed by the sides of any
right-lined figure, when the sides are produced or
lengthened.
facial angle. see under facial.
internal angles, those which are within any right-lined
figure.
mixtilineal angle, one formed by a right line with a curved
line.
oblique angle, one acute or obtuse, in opposition to a
right angle.
obtuse angle, one greater than a right angle, or more than
90deg.
optic angle. see under optic.
rectilineal or right-lined angle, one formed by two right
lines.
right angle, one formed by a right line falling on another
perpendicularly, or an angle of 90deg measured by a
quarter circle.
solid angle, the figure formed by the meeting of three or
more plane angles at one point.
spherical angle, one made by the meeting of two arcs of
great circles, which mutually cut one another on the
surface of a globe or sphere.
visual angle, the angle formed by two rays of light, or two
straight lines drawn from the extreme points of an object
to the center of the eye.
for angles of commutation, draught, incidence,
reflection, refraction, position, repose, fraction,
see commutation, draught, incidence, reflection,
refraction, etc.
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see also:
acute angle adjacent contiguous angles alternate angles alternate angle bar
angle iron angle bead angle brace angle tie angle leaf
angle meter angle shaft curvilineal angle external angles facial angle
facial internal angles mixtilineal angle oblique angle obtuse angle
optic angle optic rectilineal right-lined angle right angle
solid angle spherical angle visual angle for angles of commutation draught
incidence reflection refraction position repose
fraction commutation draught incidence reflection
refraction
- [3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
spherical angle
n : an angle formed at the intersection of the arcs of two great
circles
Results 1 - 7 of 7 found about spherical angle: Angle
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Angle, definition of term: Angle
angle_pag1.html Angle Bracket
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Angle Bracket, definition of term: Angle Bracket
angle+bracket_pag1.html Angle Iron
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Angle Iron, definition of term: Angle Iron
angle+iron_pag1.html Acute Angle
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Acute Angle, definition of term: Acute Angle
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Dihedral Angle, definition of term: Dihedral Angle
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Angle Of Attack, definition of term: Angle Of Attack
angle+of+attack_pag1.html Angle Of Repose
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Angle Of Repose, definition of term: Angle Of Repose
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