angular distance

noun

The measure of the angle between the orientation of two straight lines, rays, or vectors in three-dimensional space.

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Meanings

nounangular distance (plural angular distances)

plural angular distances

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