Meanings
nounspherical angle (plural spherical angles)
plural spherical angles
- geometryA particular dihedral angle, the angle between two intersecting arcs on a sphere, measured by the angle between the planes containing the arcs.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 球面角
- 球面角 (qiúmiànjiǎo)particular dihedral angle
Finnish pallokulma
- pallokulmaparticular dihedral angle
French angle sphérique
- angle sphériqueparticular dihedral angle
Hungarian gömbi szög
- gömbi szögparticular dihedral angle
Japanese 球面角
- 球面角 (kyūmenkaku)particular dihedral angle
Korean 구면각
- 구면각 (gumyeon'gak)particular dihedral angle
Polish kąt sferyczny
- kąt sferycznyparticular dihedral angle
Portuguese ângulo esférico
- ângulo esféricoparticular dihedral angle
Cite this entry
APA
spherical angle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spherical%20angle
MLA
“spherical angle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spherical%20angle. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spherical angle,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spherical%20angle.
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