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spherical angle

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences

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noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: angle

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Across languages

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8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 球面角 (qiúmiànjiǎo) — particular dihedral angle
  • Finnish: pallokulma — particular dihedral angle
  • French: angle sphérique — particular dihedral angle
  • Hungarian: gömbi szög — particular dihedral angle
  • Japanese: 球面角 (kyūmenkaku) — particular dihedral angle
  • Korean: 구면각 (gumyeon'gak) — particular dihedral angle
  • Polish: kąt sferyczny — particular dihedral angle
  • Portuguese: ângulo esférico — particular dihedral angle