angular radius

angular radius

[′aŋ·gyə·lər ′rād·ē·əs]
(mathematics)
For a circle drawn on a sphere, the smaller of the angular distances from one of the two poles of the circle to any point on the circle.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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