angular distance

noun — 2 senses

angular distance

noun
1

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

2

Mathematics, Sciences, Trigonometry The central angle subtended by the radii through two points on a sphere.

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