angular displacement

American  

noun

Physics.

1. the amount of rotation of a point, line, or body in a specified direction about an axis.

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angular displacement British  

noun

1. physics the angle through which a point, line, or body is rotated about a specific axis in a given direction

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angular displacement Scientific  

1. The distance an object moves when following a circular path. It is represented by the length of the arc of a circle drawn to represent the motion of the object about a fixed point.

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Example Sentences

This method involves two distinct measurements: first, that of the angular displacement of the image of a slit by a diffraction grating, and, second, that of the distance between the lines of the grating.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 633, February 18, 1888 by Various

It is common to find an angular displacement of both bones to the radial or to the ulnar side.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander

The chief and most frequent cause of permanent disability after fracture is angular displacement.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander

The eye accommodates itself in the most delicate way to the intensity of the light, the distance of the object, the degree of elevation, and the angular displacement of what one looks at.

From The Story of the Mind by Baldwin, James Mark