| spherical angle n. The angle formed at the intersection of the arcs of two great circles. |   The spherical angle ABC is equal to the plane angle AOC. |
spherical angle
n
(Mathematics) an angle formed at the intersection of two great circles of a sphere
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| Noun | 1. | spherical angle - an angle formed at the intersection of the arcs of two great circles angle - the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians |
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