Meanings
nounvisual angle (plural visual angles)
plural visual angles
- geometryThe 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.
Translations
Bulgarian визуа́лен ъ́гъл
- визуа́лен ъ́гъл (vizuálen ắgăl)angle formed by two rays of light, or two straight lines
Chinese Mandarin 視角 /视角
- 視角 /视角 (shìjiǎo)angle formed by two rays of light, or two straight lines
Dutch gezichtshoek
- gezichtshoekangle formed by two rays of light, or two straight lines
Finnish näkökulma
- näkökulmaangle formed by two rays of light, or two straight lines
German Gesichtswinkel
- Gesichtswinkelangle formed by two rays of light, or two straight lines
Japanese 視角
- 視角 (shikaku)angle formed by two rays of light, or two straight lines
Russian у́гол зре́ния, опти́ческий у́гол
- у́гол зре́ния (úgol zrénija)angle formed by two rays of light, or two straight lines
- опти́ческий у́гол (optíčeskij úgol)angle formed by two rays of light, or two straight lines
Cite this entry
APA
visual angle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/visual%20angle
MLA
“visual angle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/visual%20angle. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “visual angle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/visual%20angle.
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