solid angle
noun1
Geometry, Mathematics, Sciences The three-dimensional analog of an angle, equivalent to the area of that portion of the surface of a unit sphere that it subtends.
- Related terms
- steradian, square degree
noun
Geometry, Mathematics, Sciences The three-dimensional analog of an angle, equivalent to the area of that portion of the surface of a unit sphere that it subtends.
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